Federal judge refuses to dismiss charges against Milwaukee judge in ICE enforcement case
Story by John Diedrich and Daniel Bice, USA TODAY NETWORK • 15h
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman has denied a motion to dismiss the federal case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, clearing the way for a trial on charges she obstructed immigration officers who came to her courtroom to make an arrest.
In the crucial, long-awaited ruling, Adelman turned back the arguments of Dugan's high-powered legal team that the judge was immune from prosecution and that the case was an example of judicial overreach.
Adelman's ruling agrees with the report of U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph, who recommended in early July that the Dugan case should not be dismissed.
"There is no basis for granting immunity simply because some of the allegations in the indictment describe conduct that could be considered 'part of the judge's job,'" Adelman wrote in the 27-page ruling.
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