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  1. #ArticleIII

    #Wisconsin #judge arrested in #immigration case retains top conservative atty

    A WI judge charged w/helping a man in her court briefly evade immigration authorities added prominent conservative atty & leading #SCOTUS advocate #PaulClement to her defense.

    #HannahDugan, a #Milwaukee County circuit judge, was charged Friday w/obstructing a govt proceeding & concealing an individual to prevent arrest.

    #law #Constitution #judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #Trump
    reuters.com/legal/wisconsin-ju

  2. He recommended the case be dismissed “with prejudice”, meaning the charges could NOT be brought again.

    “A dismissal without prejudice creates a palpable sense that the prosecution outlined in the indictment & approved by a grand jury could be renewed, a prospect that hangs like the proverbial sword of Damocles over the accused,” #PaulClement wrote in his filing.

    Clement said he reached that conclusion in the face of the extraordinary circumstances of the #Trump #DOJ’s motion.

    #law #QuidProQuo

  3. Under #Trump’s #DOJ? Sure.

    A lawyer who was asked to offer *independent* arguments on the #Justice Dept’s motion to dismiss #corruption charges against #NYC Mayor #EricAdams of told a judge on Friday that he should end the prosecution.

    But the lawyer, #PaulClement, said the judge should not allow the Trump admin to use the threat of #criminal charges to compel Adams’ political support.

    #law #QuidProQuo #immigration #DanielleSassoon
    nytimes.com/2025/03/07/nyregio

  4. A federal judge on Friday deferred ruling on the #DOJ’s request to drop the #corruption case against Mayor #EricAdams of #NYC, & appointed an outside lawyer to present #independent arguments on the motion, which was otherwise unopposed.

    The lawyer the judge appointed, #PaulClement, is a political #conservative who was the US solicitor general during President George W. Bush’s admin.

    #law #criminal #QuidProQuo #Trump #EmilBove