Bid for Dugan acquittal and retrial denied by federal judge

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 670

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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A federal judge has denied a request by former Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan to either overturn her December conviction for obstructing an immigration proceeding. In a 32-page decision filed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman disagreed with Dugan’s attorneys that a recent appeals court decision that immigration enforcement actions are not “proceedings” means her conviction should be overturned.

In early 2025, Dugan was in court when she learned of that plain-clothes immigration agents …

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