More than 130 retired judges urge federal court to drop charges against Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan ('judicial immunity')

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[Ez2BRepub]

I didn’t realize, helping an illegal alien escape from ICE, is one of her official duties.

[Vaduz]

A bipartisan group of more than 130 retired judges and and 51 secret service and FIB agents too.

[joshua c]

they think what she did was an official act?

thank goodness they are retired

[grobdriver]

she is entitled to absolute immunity for her official acts

What BS - helping the illegal wasn't an official act - it was as personal as they come.

[Colorado Doug]

How is breaking the law an official act?

[Elsie]

"she is entitled to absolute immunity for her official acts."

Then the combined expertise of 130 judges should be able to produce the LAW that states this - RIGHT?

[Elsie]

Yes! Us inquiring minds want to know!

[Elsie]

Copilot says:

“she is entitled to absolute immunity for her official acts.” judge
This statement refers to the legal principle of judicial immunity, which protects judges from being sued or prosecuted for actions taken in their official capacity. However, this immunity is not absolute in all circumstances.

A recent case involving Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan has brought this issue into the spotlight. Dugan was indicted on federal charges for allegedly obstructing immigration authorities and preventing the arrest of an individual at her courthouse. A group of 138 retired judges has argued that she should not be prosecuted because she is entitled to absolute immunity for her official acts. However, critics argue that her actions were outside the scope of her judicial duties and should not be protected under judicial immunity2.

The debate centers on whether her conduct—allegedly helping someone evade law enforcement—falls within the scope of her official judicial responsibilities. Some legal experts assert that judicial immunity applies only to decisions made on the bench, not actions taken outside of formal court proceedings.

[Fledermaus]

They twist things around so much I feel like Norman in the Star Trek episode “I Mudd”.

[rolling_stone]

More than 50million law abiding Americans want to see her prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, fired and de barred.

[Jim Noble]

"she is entitled to absolute immunity for her official acts."

Sheltering criminal aliens is not an official act.

[Eleutheria5]

Anthony Blinken put this together?

[clearcarbon]

"A bipartisan group of more than 130 retired judges filed a brief Friday urging a federal court to drop charges against Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan, saying her arrest undermines 'centuries of precedent on judicial immunity.'"

I might have expected that 130 retired judges would feel a professional responsibility to police the ethics of currently serving judges rather than allowing that task to fall to others less qualified. Perhaps that time is past, so now maybe we've got one conservative judge in a partisan group of 130 who went back to the tavern after using the get-out-of-jail-free card received for signing a letter.

[damper99]

She will get the charges dismissed by a friendly judge. She claims that she was simply managing her docket, which is an official act. Since that was an official act, she claims absolute immunity.