Ex-Judge Dugan Loses Bid to Overturn Conviction
Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan’s bid to overturn her felony obstruction conviction was denied by U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman. Dugan had helped hide undocumented immigrant Eduardo Flores‑Ruiz from federal agents, prompting a mixed‑verdict jury trial that convicted her on the more serious count. The appellate argument that a Fourth Circuit precedent (Hernandez) invalidated the obstruction theory was rejected because Wisconsin falls under the Seventh Circuit. The order leaves sentencing open, potentially exposing Dugan to a five‑year prison term.
Grand Juror Called 'Broadview Six' Case a 'Crock of Sh*t' Before It Crumbled
Federal prosecutors abandoned the indictment of six Chicago activists, known as the "Broadview Six," after a judge forced the release of three weeks of grand‑jury transcripts. The transcripts reveal jurors repeatedly rejecting the case and describing it as a "crock...
Dugan's Defense Says New Precedent Makes Conviction 'Invalid'
Former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan faces a potential reversal of her felony obstruction conviction after U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman probed the government’s theory during a 45‑minute oral argument. The conviction stemmed from Dugan allegedly blocking ICE agents from...
SPLC's Vindictive Prosecution Motion Slams Trump's 'Top-Down, Retributive Campaign'
In this episode of The Breakdown, Alison Gill and All Rise News reporter Adam Klasfeld dissect the Southern Poverty Law Center's (SPLC) motion to dismiss federal charges on the basis of vindictive prosecution, drawing parallels to the recent dismissal of...
Why Hannah Dugan's Conviction Could Get Reversed: Live with Harry Litman
In this episode of Substack Live, Harry Litman and journalist Adam Klasfeld discuss the recent legal development in former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan's case, where a federal judge postponed her sentencing to hear oral arguments on a motion for...
Saturday Rewind: Lowering the Bar
The Justice Department has sued the D.C. Bar to block its investigation into former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, who was indicted for his role in the 2020 election‑subversion scheme. Clark was the only DOJ lawyer to draft a letter falsely...
Tonight in Your Rights: Mifepristone by Mail, Extended
The U.S. Supreme Court extended its emergency order that permits the abortion medication mifepristone to be delivered by mail, overturning a Fifth Circuit injunction that would have halted nationwide mail distribution. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas each filed separate...
Trump Lawyer John Sarcone Engaged in 'Professional Misconduct,' Committee Finds
New York’s Attorney Grievance Committee concluded there was sufficient basis to find former Trump campaign lawyer John Sarcone guilty of professional misconduct. The finding follows Sarcone’s controversial criminal probe of Attorney General Letitia James and a federal judge’s ruling that...
Saturday Rewind: Blanche's Backpedal
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche contradicted himself on Fox News regarding the Southern Poverty Law Center’s informant program. In an interview with Laura Ingraham he claimed the indictment contained no allegation that SPLC shared informant data with law enforcement, prompting...
Tonight in Your Rights: Tariffs Torpedoed Again
The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump’s 10% global tariffs, imposed under the Trade Act of 1974, are unauthorized. The majority opinion emphasized that only Congress can levy duties, and the president’s cited statutes do not...
Tonight in Your Rights: Patel Flails
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation suit against Atlantic reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, accusing her of using “sham sources” while evidence emerged of Patel handing out personalized bourbon bottles to agents, raising press‑freedom alarms. In a separate case, U.S....
Georgia Election Workers Are in Trump's Sights, Again
The Trump‑appointed Justice Department issued a sweeping subpoena demanding the names, addresses and contact information of every Fulton County election worker and volunteer who served in the 2020 presidential election. A federal judge forced the DOJ to disclose the origins...
Tonight in Your Rights: A Shadow Docket Surprise
The Supreme Court’s shadow docket, led by Justice Samuel Alito, issued a one‑week administrative stay that temporarily restores nationwide mail‑order access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The stay halts a Fifth Circuit ruling that had blocked remote dispensing after Louisiana...
SCOTUS Bulldozes Through VRA. Is TPS Next?
In this episode of All Rise News, immigration attorney Andrea Flores discusses the Supreme Court’s 6‑3 decision that gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, explaining how the ruling enables aggressive partisan gerrymandering and threatens Black and Latino representation, especially...
SPLC Tipped Off Feds to Charlottesville Risks and Planned 'Terrorist Attack,' Filings Reveal
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed motions revealing it supplied the FBI with a 45‑page dossier on extremist participants ahead of the 2017 Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally and a tip that neo‑Nazi Conor Climo was planning a major terrorist...