Two days after the October 7 attacks, a young woman stood outside a London university and declared solidarity with Palestinian resistance — words that would draw criminal charges, a years-long legal ordeal, and ultimately, an acquittal. On Friday, a jury at the Old Bailey found Sarah Cotte not guilty of supporting Hamas, accepting her argument that standing with a people's struggle is not the same as endorsing the organization that carries it out. The verdict arrives at a moment when courts across the democratic world are being asked to draw lines between political speech and criminal inciteme