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Judge Denies Hannah Dugan's Motion to Reconsider Obstruction Case
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said the case differed from cited immigration rulings and upheld the jury’s felony obstruction verdict.
- On Tuesday, Federal District Judge Lynn Adelman denied former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan's motion to overturn her felony obstruction conviction, keeping the case on track for sentencing.
- Dugan was convicted in December of helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz evade ICE agents at the Milwaukee County Courthouse on April 18, 2025, after confronting officers and directing him out a private jury door.
- Defense attorney Steven Biskupic argued the conviction was invalid, citing a Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that ICE arrests are not "pending proceedings"; Adelman rejected this comparison, distinguishing the planned operation.
- Although Dugan faces up to five years in prison, federal sentencing guidelines suggest she will likely receive probation given her lack of criminal history and nonviolent conviction.
- Prosecutors brought the case as the Trump administration intensified its immigration crackdown; supporters claim Dugan was targeted for defiance, while allies of President Donald Trump branded her an activist judge.
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The Independent (US)Wisconsin judge’s conviction for helping immigrant evade ICE is upheld
The former judge faces several years in prison after a jury convicted her on Dec. 19
·London, United Kingdom
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Federal judge rules on Wisconsin ex-jurist’s demand for review of felony conviction
Judge Hannah Dugan A federal judge has rejected a demand from a former Wisconsin jurist for further review of her felony conviction for helping an illegal alien criminal try to elude federal officers who arrived at her courthouse to make an arrest. A federal judge upheld the conviction of former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah...
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La Crosse Tribune
La Crosse TribuneJudge denies Hannah Dugan's bid to overturn jury verdict in ICE case
·Milwaukee, United States
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