{"id":29069,"date":"2025-05-30T23:27:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/more-than-130-retired-judges-urge-federal-court-to-drop-charges-against-wisconsin-judge-hannah-dugan\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T23:27:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:27:39","slug":"more-than-130-retired-judges-urge-federal-court-to-drop-charges-against-wisconsin-judge-hannah-dugan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/more-than-130-retired-judges-urge-federal-court-to-drop-charges-against-wisconsin-judge-hannah-dugan\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 130 retired judges urge federal court to drop charges against Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A bipartisan group of more than 130 retired judges filed a brief Friday urging a federal court to drop charges against <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fbi-arrests-wisconsin-judge-obstruction-immigration-case\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan<\/a><\/span>, saying her arrest undermines &#8220;centuries of precedent on judicial immunity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit court judge, was arrested April 25 by FBI agents on federal allegations she prevented the arrest of a man by immigration authorities during a federal law enforcement operation at her courthouse. The man, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, was arrested and detained at an immigration detention center.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an amicus brief filed Friday, the group of judges argue that Dugan shouldn&#8217;t be prosecuted because &#8220;she is entitled to absolute immunity for her official acts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This bar on prosecution is the same absolute immunity that is given to members of the legislative and executive branches for their actions taken in an official capacity,&#8221; the brief read.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The group of 138 former state and federal judges called the prosecution of Dugan, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hannah-dugan-arraignment-wisconsin-judge-obstruction-charges-immigration-authorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">who was indicted<\/a><\/span> by a grand jury earlier this month on one count each of concealing an individual to prevent arrest and obstruction, an &#8220;egregious overreach by the executive branch&#8221; that &#8220;threatens public trust in the judicial system and the ability of the public to avail themselves of courthouses without fear of reprisal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Allowing prosecution of Judge Dugan for the alleged actions would create a chilling effect on judges that would stifle independent decision-making and cast doubt on the universal recognition that judges are in charge of maintaining order and decorum in their courtrooms and courthouses,&#8221; the group of judges wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They also argued that prosecuting Dugan &#8220;threatens to undermine centuries of precedent on judicial immunity, crucial for an effective judiciary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dugan, who was released from custody following her arrest, pleaded not guilty earlier this month. A federal judge set her trial to begin the week of July 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dugan has served as a judge in Milwaukee County Circuit Court since 2016, after she was elected with <a href=\"https:\/\/county.milwaukee.gov\/files\/county\/county-clerk\/Election-Commission\/ElectionResultsCopy-1\/2016Copy-1\/Spring-Election---April-5-2016Copy-1\/4-5-16WardbyWardCertificationCopy-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">about 65% of the vote<\/a>. She was reelected in 2022 after running unopposed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/scott-macfarlane\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Scott  MacFarlane<\/a> and <\/p>\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/jacob-rosen\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jacob  Rosen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/kierra-frazier\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Kierra  Frazier<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div 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