Portuguese mountaineering federation appeal dismissed; administrative minister upheld decision on federation's legal status.

The Supreme Administrative Court unanimously dismissed the Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing of Portugal's exceptional review appeal against the Minister of Administration. The Federation argued that the Minister's decision to alter its legal status violated constitutional principles and administrative law. The court ruled that the Minister acted within her discretionary powers to reorganize public administration structures, thereby rejecting the Federation's claims of illegality.