Commentary On Mar. 24, the Administrative Court of Vienna upheld an action by the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ)—the Austrian Freedom Party, the third-largest political party in the country—against a ban by Viennese police on a planned public assembly. The rally was due to take place on Jan. 31 but was banned due to fears it could lead to an exponential spread of COVID-19. In upholding the FPÖ’s action, the judge reiterated that all people have a fundamental right to meet, and to protest freely and peacefully. This right cannot be infringed for any reason that is not in accordance with the law. The judge hearing the matter, Doktor Frank, held that the reasons for banning the assembly had no basis in law and were invalid. The prohibition on the FPÖ gathering was put into place following declarations by Austrian health authorities, warning of the high transmissibility of the UK strain of COVID-19. …