Steve Stroth

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Steve Stroth

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2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Steve Stroth

The wire service had refused to update its style guide to rename the “Gulf of Mexico” the “Gulf of America” following a Trump executive order.  (Bloomberg) -- The Associated Press is challenging a ruling that allowed President Donald Trump to exclude the news agency from “restricted” spaces like the Oval Office and Air Force One. In a filing Tuesday, the Associated Press asked that all the judges on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit review a 2-1 decision by a smaller panel of the court.

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Steve Stroth

A Wisconsin state court judge pleaded not guilty to federal charges that she tried to block an arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents outside her courtroom last month. Hannah C. Dugan, a state circuit judge in Milwaukee County, entered her plea before US Magistrate Judge Stephen C. Dries on Thursday. Dries set a one-week trial in the case for July 21. Dugan faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison if convicted.

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Steve Stroth

A Wisconsin state judge indicted for allegedly obstructing the arrest of a Mexican immigrant by US authorities said the charges should be dismissed because she’s immune from prosecution for official acts — a legal defense similar to one used by President Donald Trump. The criminal case against Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah C. Dugan “is virtually unprecedented and entirely unconstitutional,” her lawyers argued Wednesday in a court filing.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Steve Stroth

Hannah Dugan(Bloomberg) -- A Wisconsin state judge indicted for allegedly obstructing the arrest of a Mexican immigrant by US authorities said the charges should be dismissed because she’s immune from prosecution for official acts — a legal defense similar to one used by President Donald Trump. The criminal case against Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah C. Dugan “is virtually unprecedented and entirely unconstitutional,” her lawyers argued Wednesday in a court filing.