"A Wisconsin jury found state court Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstructing federal immigration enforcement on Thursday, delivering a victory to the Trump administration's crusade against anyone-even judicial officers-who attempt to impede its mass deportation campaign. Dugan, a Milwaukee County Circuit Judge, helped a noncitizen evade ICE agents at the state courthouse by instructing him to exit the courtroom through a specific door. Agents apprehended him anyway, and prosecutors promptly charged Dugan with obstruction, a felony punishable by up to five years' imprisonment."
"We are living in a world in which the Supreme Court has granted sweeping criminal immunity to presidents-specifically, to Donald Trump-for actions that they take that fall anywhere within the "outer perimeter" of their "official responsibilities." SCOTUS simply made that rule up in Trump v. United States. Yet there is a realdoctrine of judicial immunity that has deep roots in American law. It provides an absolute shield against prosecution of judges for all actions taken in their official capacity."
A Wisconsin jury found Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of obstructing federal immigration enforcement. Prosecutors allege Dugan directed a noncitizen to leave the courtroom through a side door to evade ICE agents; agents detained the individual and charged Dugan with felony obstruction, punishable by up to five years. The Supreme Court recently recognized a broad criminal-immunity doctrine for presidents in Trump v. United States. Judicial immunity traditionally shields judges for official acts, including courtroom directions, creating a legal dissonance between presidential and judicial accountability.
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