#Wisconsin #judge arrested in #immigration case retains top conservative atty

A WI judge charged w/helping a man in her court briefly evade immigration authorities added prominent conservative atty & leading #SCOTUS advocate #PaulClement to her defense.

#HannahDugan, a #Milwaukee County circuit judge, was charged Friday w/obstructing a govt proceeding & concealing an individual to prevent arrest.

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https://www.reuters.com/legal/wisconsin-judge-arrested-immigration-case-retains-top-conservative-lawyer-2025-04-29/

Dugan’s attorneys have accused #federal prosecutors of overstepping their #constitutional #authority by interfering with a #state level #judge.

They also argued that the concept of #JudicialImmunity protects #judges from undertaking official acts related to their judicial office. That includes a judge’s ability to run her own courtroom, they argued.

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On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman rejected a motion from Dugan’s attorneys to dismiss the case. In doing so, he accepted a recommendation from a magistrate judge, who opined that questions in the case remained unresolved and should be decided at trial.

Adelman’s decision to deny the dismissal could be appealed.

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The case against #Milwaukee County #Judge#HannahDugan will move forward following a federal court ruling.

Dugan faces #criminal charges after prosecutors said she helped a man evade #immigration agents by leading him through a side door of her courtroom in April.

In May, a grand jury determined there was enough evidence to indict her on charges of obstructing or impeding a proceeding & concealing an individual to prevent his discovery & arrest.

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https://www.wpr.org/news/criminal-case-milwaukee-judge-hannah-dugan-immigration

Attorneys for the #Maryland judges argued the lawsuit was intended to limit the power of the #judiciary to review certain #immigration proceedings while the #Trump admin pursues a #MassDeportation agenda.

“The executive branch seeks to bring suit in the name of the United States against a co-equal branch of government,” attorney Paul Clement said during the hearing. “There really is no precursor for this suit”

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The #DOJ, which filed the suit in June, says the automatic pause violates a #SCOTUS ruling & impedes the president’s authority to enforce #immigration laws. DOJ has grown increasingly frustrated by rulings blocking #Trump’s agenda, repeatedly accusing #federal #judges of improperly impeding his powers.

The lawsuit was an extraordinary #legal maneuver, ratcheting up the admin’s fight with the federal #judiciary.

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The order says it aims to maintain existing conditions & the potential jurisdiction of the court, ensure immigrant petitioners are able to participate in court proceedings & access attorneys & give the government “fulsome opportunity to brief & present arguments in its defense.”

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Signed by Chief #Maryland District Judge George L. Russell III, the order prevents the #Trump admin from immediately deporting any immigrants seeking review of their detention in MD district court. It blocks their removal until 4PM on the 2nd business day after their #HabeasCorpus petition is filed.

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70627303/58/united-states-of-america-v-russell/

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Cullen was nominated to the federal bench by #Trump in 2020. He serves in the Western District of Virginia, but he was tapped to oversee the case because all 15 of #Maryland’s #federal #judges are named as defendants, a highly unusual circumstance that reflects the admin’s hostile response to judges who slow or stop its policies.

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A #federal judge Tues threw out an unusual lawsuit #DOJ filed against EVERY FEDERAL JUDGE in #Maryland, which had challenged a #CourtOrder blocking the Trump admin from immediately deporting immigrants in the state contesting their removal.

The ruling by US District Judge Thomas Cullen, a Trump appointee from Virginia brought in to oversee the case in Baltimore, was a setback for Trump’s battle against judicial orders stymieing his agenda.

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https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-judge-tosses-trump-administration-lawsuit-against-maryland-federal-court-over-2025-08-26/