in d.c. appointed by former president trump has said a conspiracy case against members of the proud boys can move forward. in a 43-page ruling, the judge said the alleged crimes could not be considered protected first amendment speech. in washington, i'm whitney wild. hong kong pro-democracy outlet stand news announced it will shutdown less than 12 hours after a police raid of its offices. hundreds of police officers swarmed the company headquarters collecting boxes of evidence. at least seven staff and associates of the outlet were arrested earlier today suspected of conspiracy to publish seditious material. as a blanket charge being used to restrict media freedoms in that city. one of russia's most respected human rights organizations has been ordered to shutdown. the supreme court ruled memorial international has broken the country's foreign agent law. the group says the real reason is the kremlin doesn't approve of this work which includes documenting the abuses of the