Biden-appointed judge twice shut down by SCOTUS faces ‘activist’ fire after latest Trump policy block

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Biden-appointed federal judge who drew Supreme Court intervention twice in a separate deportation case is facing fresh conservative backlash after temporarily blocking Trump administration vaccine policies on Monday. Judge Brian Murphy’s ruling in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts was the latest in a string of … Read more

Tourists, expats and influencers detained in UAE over digital content showing Iran war impacts, activist says

A growing number of social media users, including foreigners, are facing charges in the United Arab Emirates under the Gulf state’s broad cybercrime laws for sharing or possessing digital content that depicts or comments on the impact of ongoing Iranian attacks, the advocacy group Detained in Dubai has warned. The arrests highlight the strict regulations … Read more

Crockett’s likely House successor is radical reparations activist: ‘Gotta pay us what you owe us’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jasmine Crockett’s pastor, Frederick Haynes III, who announced his bid to take over Crockett’s House seat shortly after she announced her now-failed bid for the U.S. Senate, won the Democratic primary for Texas’s 30th Congressional District and will likely win in November due to the district being … Read more

Exiled activist Anna Kwok vows to keep fighting after Hong Kong jails her father

WASHINGTON — A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. said a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight months has only made her more determined to fight for the territory and its people. “I think obviously the (Hong Kong) government wants to use guilt, wants to use … Read more

Fraud conviction overturned for Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai, ex-media mogul and democracy activist

An appellate court in Hong Kong reversed fraud convictions against former media tycoon Jimmy Lai. It was a rare victory for the prominent pro-democracy activist, who is a fierce critic of Beijing and has faced a litany of legal battles. Lai, 78, an outspoken critic of China’s ruling Communist Party who founded the now-defunct Apple … Read more

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson welcomed at State Department

The glowing reception contrasts with the tone often adopted by President Donald Trump and his officials toward mainstream politicians across Europe, a frequent target of public criticism. Dame Sara Khan, the British government’s former counter-extremism commissioner, said she was “disappointed” to see Robinson hosted at the State Department. “This is an individual who has fueled … Read more

Hong Kong court overturns fraud conviction for pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong appeals court on Thursday overturned Jimmy Lai’s 2022 fraud conviction and sentencing in a rare legal victory for the pro-democracy activist. Lai, 78, a media tycoon and longtime critic of China’s ruling Communist Party, remains in prison under a 20-year sentence he received this month in a separate national … Read more

Tourette’s activist John Davidson says he felt ‘wave of shame’ over tic during BAFTAs

Tourette’s activist John Davidson said he has reached out to the studio behind “Sinners” to apologize to the film’s stars, Michael B. Jordan and Delray Lindo, after his involuntary tics at the British Academy Film Awards prompted widespread outrage. Davidson is the inspiration for the BAFTA-nominated “I Swear,” which he also worked on as an … Read more