Wis. Judge Can't Wield Immunity For Obstructing ICE, DOJ Says

By Lynn LaRowe ( June 10, 2025, 3:08 PM EDT) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has urged a Wisconsin federal judge to reject a state court judge's argument that judicial immunity blocks her prosecution for allegedly obstructing an ICE arrest at a Milwaukee courthouse, saying that while judges may be immune from civil liability for official acts, they are not shielded from prosecution for supposedly criminal conduct....

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