By Michael Woyton
A Milwaukee County judge, who was arrested after being accused of helping an undocumented immigrant get away from ICE, filed a motion Wednesday to have her case dismissed.
Judge Hannah Dugan, who was indicted by a federal grand jury for obstructing an official proceeding and concealing a person from arrest, is citing judicial immunity and overreach by federal prosecutors, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
To bolster her argument to have the case dismissed, Dugan is using the felon-in-chief’s SCOTUS-granted immunity.
“The problems with this prosecution are legion, but most immediately, the government cannot prosecute Judge Dugan because she is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts,” her motion read. “Immunity is not a defense to the prosecution to be determined later by a jury or court; it is an absolute bar to the prosecution at the outset. See Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593, 630 (2024).”
The SCOTUS 6-3 decision ruled that the president was immune from prosecution for official acts.
Dugan was arrested a week after ICE agents chased Eduardo Flores Ruiz, a Mexican immigrant appearing before the judge on state misdemeanor battery charges, in a hallway near Dugan’s courtroom, the Washington Post said.
Not only did FBI Director Kash Patel announce her arrest on social media and posted a photo of her being led away in handcuffs, but Attorney General Pam Bondi accused the judge of “protecting a criminal defendant over victims of crime.”
Dugan is suspended from the bench while her case proceeds, but the New York Times said a sign on the courthouse door still invites lawyers to arrange meetings by Zoom if defendants feel unsafe having to physically appear in court.
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The largest retailer in the U.S. and the world is concerned about rising prices.
Appearing Thursday on CNBC, Walmart CFO John David Rainey said the company has never seen a period where prices have gone up as high as quickly.
He said that he was concerned that customers will start seeing higher prices this month and in June, according to Time.
Attention GOPmaga members of Congress as you plot to cut Medicaid while giving billionaires a large tax cut: How will you justify your vote on the budget to your constituents who will be paying more soon or doing without?
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Save the date! June 14 is a nationwide day of defiance: No Kings.
It’s also Flag Day and the day the authoritarian-in-chief is throwing himself a multimillion-dollar military parade that we will be paying for.
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