This morning, the Supreme Court in Victoria dismissed our constitutional challenge to the government’s lockdown laws.
BREAKING: We are APPEALING today's shock ruling in the Supreme Court
I genuinely thought we were going to win.
Our legal dream team was outstanding — led by a Harvard Law star, Kathleen Foley, and our Fight The Fines champion, Madeleine Smith.
They were brilliant at the trial.
And our brave plaintiff: a lovely woman from Melbourne named Kerry Cotterill, a mum, a grandma and a great-grandma. She showed such courage (and a sense of humour)!
And the government’s conduct was so outrageous — if you remember, they arrested and fined Kerry for walking outside by herself, with a mask on, simply because she was holding a hand-made sign criticizing Dan Andrews.
I thought it was the perfect test case to win back our freedoms.
But this morning, we lost. And not only did we lose the case, but the government is actually asking the court to make Kerry pay their legal fees!
(Their legal fees are already paid by taxpayers — including by Kerry. They want to punish her!)
I was dashed by this news. I was truly sad — not just for Kerry, but for all Australians.
But I just got off the phone with Kerry, and our legal dream team, and I have a flicker of hope.
Because we’re going to appeal this ruling to the Court of Appeal or possibly even to the High Court if needed.
This case is just too important. It’s about our freedoms. It’s about whether or not we’re still a liberal democracy — or if this permanent “emergency” is now the new normal, and police authoritarianism is our dark future.
We respectfully disagree with the judge. And so this afternoon, Kerry and I decided: if we can crowdfund the cost of an appeal, we’ll do it.
We huddled with our legal team, and we gave them the go-ahead.
Freedom is not dead yet!
I really wish we had won the case this morning. I was up all night last night, worried and excited about today’s ruling. I let myself hope a little bit, and this morning that was dashed. That hurt a lot, and seeing the look of disappointment on Kerry’s face was the hardest part of all.
But when we talked about appealing, and continuing the fight, she was 100% in. (I love her!)
I believe this is the most important court case in the entire country of Australia.
This really is the case that will decide how free we are as a people.
Kerry’s up for the fight, and so am I.
Will you help us?
Yours truly,
Avi Yemini
Chief Australia Correspondent
Rebel News
P.S. This afternoon Kerry instructed our legal team to begin working on the appeal. It’s going to be expensive. But if every Australian who believes in freedom chips in a little bit, we can get it covered. Please help us, by clicking here.
P.P.S. I wish there were other people fighting as hard as Kerry for our civil liberties. She’s such a brave woman. But there’s no way she could afford to fight this on her own — she needs Rebel News viewers to help pay the bills. Please click here to help — thanks.
https://www.rebelnews.com/save_victoria_australia 
