Overview

• Dugan’s legal team filed a motion arguing longstanding judicial immunity and the Tenth Amendment bar prosecution for her courthouse actions
• More than 130 former state and federal judges submitted an amicus brief urging dismissal of the charges to preserve centuries of immunity precedent and judicial independence
• A federal grand jury indicted Dugan on May 13 on counts of concealing a person to prevent arrest and obstruction of justice and she pleaded not guilty on May 15
• Surveillance video shows Dugan directing ICE agents away from her courtroom while undocumented immigrant Eduardo Flores-Ruiz and his attorney exited through a private jury door
• Her trial is scheduled for the week of July 21, and if convicted she could face up to six years in prison and $350,000 in fines