 On the first day of litigation members of the Guard physically blocked journalists from entering the court, leading to a change in court rules.On 16 December 2008 the Metropolitan Court of Budapest ("Fővárosi Bíróság") as the court of first instance disbanded the "Magyar Gárda" because the court held that the activities of the organization were against the human rights of minorities as guaranteed by the Hungarian Constitution.The "Magyar Gárda" appealed against the judgment, but the judgment of the first instance court was upheld by the Budapest Tribunal ("Fővárosi Ítélőtábla") on 2 July 2009.