Posted on 05/15/2025 10:47:12 AM PDT by servo1969
The Wisconsin judge accused of helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest by ICE in her courtroom entered a not guilty plea Thursday in federal court.
Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on federal charges of concealing a person from arrest and obstruction of justice following the alleged incident involving Eduardo Flores-Ruiz last month. Around 200 protesters were demonstrating Thursday outside the federal courthouse in Milwaukee ahead of her court appearance. A trial date has now been set for July 21.
The indictment accused Dugan of "falsely" telling federal officials in April that they needed a warrant to come into her courtroom during a scheduled appearance by Flores-Ruiz, an undocumented Mexican national facing three misdemeanor battery charges.
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On Wednesday, Dugan's legal team also filed a motion to dismiss the federal case against her.
"The problems with this prosecution are legion, but most immediately, the government cannot prosecute Judge Dugan because she is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts. Immunity is not a defense to the prosecution to be determined later by a jury or court; it is an absolute bar to the prosecution at the outset," the motion said.
"Judge Dugan reserves her right to seek other relief, including by other motions before and at trial. But the immunity and federalism issues must be resolved swiftly because the government has no basis in law to prosecute her. The prosecution against her is barred. The Court should dismiss the indictment," it added.
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Will a fellow Wisconsin Judge agree and set her free?
I can hear it on MSNBC now: "If TrumpHitler doesn't have to go to jail then she doesn't either!"
For or against the perp?
Well jury trial should be interesting.
Send this fat old misguided “judge” to prison. Disbarment her.
She has immunity. If she wants to burn and loot a Walgreens, they can’t touch her.
“For or against the perp?”
Take a wild guess.
Alrighty then, let’s proceed.
Her lawyer:
“Judge Dugan because she is entitled to judicial immunity.”
So that means if the judge pulls out a machine gun and slaughters a dozen people she is immune from prosecution as long as she does it in the courtroom?
Lol.
And make her broke.
Isn’t she now a former judge?
The judge-Traitor was performing actions NOT
in her “box” of Constitutionally-protected judicial-actions.
A Hung jury is pretty much a guarantee
That, and similar concepts, need to be abolished.
Nobody is above the law.
Right, democRATs?
official acts.
-PJ
So, if this judge decides that breaking a law is legal, then he/she can do it? I can see where this could create a number of problems.If that judge is above the law, then what does that make that court?
Flog her in the public square (figuratively), drag her name through the mud for years in a very public trial.
Her defense is ridiculous. Court was not in session, so, how can sneaking an illegal out of the Courthouse, be part of her official duties. This was done on her own time, outside of her official courtroom duties.
POS JUDGE THINKS SHE IS ABOVE THE LAW...PUT HER IN JAIL!
She is not looking at the past, ONLY looking forward.
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