Judge accused of helping immigrant evade ICE wants a trial date as case is 'hanging over her head' -- and is now delayed [View all]
Source: Law & Crime
Jun 19th, 2025, 5:43 pm
Lawyers for Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge indicted on federal charges for allegedly impeding government agents during an immigration bust, say she "wants a trial date" as soon as possible — revealing Wednesday that her obstruction case is reportedly "hanging over her head" — as she's continues to be "out of a job right now."
Dugan's cries apparently fell on deaf ears as U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman chose to delay the Milwaukee County judge's July 21 jury trial date indefinitely at a hearing Wednesday, while Dugan's lawyers had argued for keeping things on schedule. Adelman wants to first weigh a motion to dismiss filed by Dugan's legal team last month before setting an official trial date, according to court records.
Adelman said he sees where the judge is coming from, but he also wants to make sure the case is "done right," according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "I understand that she wants to be working, but this is a sort of complicated case," Adelman told Dugan's legal team. "We want to do it right," he reportedly said.
Dugan's lawyer Steven Biskupic, who is a former U.S. Attorney, fought for the original schedule to be upheld Wednesday. "I've got a client who's out of a job right now, who's got this hanging over her head," Biskupic said, per the Sentinel. "She wants a trial date."
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Full headline: 'Out of a job right now': Judge accused of helping immigrant evade ICE 'wants a trial date' as case is 'hanging over her head' — and is now delayed, her lawyers say
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