Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of felony for obstructing immigration agents in courthouse

In yet another glaring example of liberal judges thinking they're above the law, a federal jury just slammed Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan with a guilty verdict on felony obstruction for helping an illegal alien dodge ICE agents right in her own courthouse.

After only six hours of deliberations, the jury nailed her on the felony count of impeding a proceeding but let her off on the misdemeanor charge of concealing the guy to block his arrest. This all went down back in April when the not-so good judge sprung into action to help Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a previously deported illegal alien, slip away from plainclothes ICE agents waiting to slap a warrant on him. Prosecutors laid it out clear: Once she got wind the agents were after him, she secreted Flores-Ruiz and his lawyer out a back door of her courtroom on April 18.

Dugan pleaded not guilty in May, but soon the smoking-gun video dropped, and it showed her in full robe mode confronting the agents in the hallway and barking orders to get out before the illegal bolted. 

ICE eventually tracked the illegal alien down and nabbed him anyway.

Damning video footage came out shortly after Dugan entered her preliminary plea, revealing her confronting the agents in a courthouse hallway and ordering them out through a door before Flores-Ruiz left the building.

Dugan's defense team whined in a statement: "While we are disappointed in today's outcome, the failure of the prosecution to secure convictions on both counts demonstrates the opportunity we have to clear Judge Dugan's name and show she did nothing wrong in this matter," 

Dugan's defense team said in a statement. "We have planned for this potential outcome and our defense of Judge Dugan is just beginning. This trial required considerable resources to prepare for and public support for Judge Dugan's defense fund is critical as we prepare for the next phase of this defense."

Yeah, sure; keep begging for donations while playing the victim.

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Brad Schimel (note: often spelled Schimel in reports) tried to downplay it, saying Dugan "is certainly not evil nor is she a martyr for some greater cause” and insisting prosecutors "weren’t trying to make an example out of anyone. This was necessary to hold Judge Dugan accountable in our assessment because of the action she took," he said.

But Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche torched her: Dugan "betrayed her oath and the people she served." And she even betrayed her oath to the U.S. Constitution.

"Today, a federal jury of her peers found her guilty and sent a clear message: the American people respect law and order. Nobody is above the law," he posted on X. "This Department will not tolerate obstruction, will enforce federal immigration law, and will hold criminals to account--even those who wear robes. Thank you to the men and women who keep us safe. We will always protect you."

Exactly. The Wisconsin Supreme Court already suspended this rogue judge with pay, [aka vacation] still pulling in about $175,000 a year, but after this conviction, her days on the bench should be numbered, though her team will no doubt appeal and drag it out.

Classic activist judiciary nonsense getting a much-needed smackdown. Nobody, no matter the robe, is above enforcing our immigration laws.

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Right to be forced to pay dues

The right to work law is unconstitutional according to a leftist circuit court judge in Madison, Wisconsin because labor unions have a "property right" to the wages of employees.  Right-to-work proponents will appeal the socialist's decision.

Wisconsin became the 25th right-to-work state where people could not be forced to pay union dues. 

The problem was made public when workers argued the compulsory dues were going to a union that financially supported a political candidate they did not want to support. Sounds reasonable--kind of like "taxation without representation."

"We are extremely disappointed that the Dane County Circuit Court struck down Wisconsin's right-to-work law, but we are confident the law will be upheld on appeal," state AG Brad Schimel said.

The bill went into effect last March and three labor unions sued the state, Gov. Walker, and Schimel. The unions claimed the law requires unions to provide a service--workplace "representation" to nonunion workers--without being compensated. 

The Honorable C. William Foust agreed. 

But state and right-to-work advocates argue that "neither the federal nor state law requires a union or other entity to become an exclusive bargaining representative."

But Foust says that argument is "disingenuous," which is exactly the union's position.

So now liberals are giving each other "high fives" over the Foust decision, but I suspect the appeal process will see the right-to-work law upheld.

Isn't it great that liberals want to ensure worker's rights to forcibly pay union dues is upheld? 

What idiots.



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