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D6E 2D @7 =2E6 %9FCD52J 6G6?:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am The Associated Press contributed to this report. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Advocates raise alarms after Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of obstruction A coalition of 13 advocacy groups said “higher courts must carefully review the serious constitutional questions this case raises about due pr… Fellow Wisconsin judge 'shocked' by Hannah Dugan's response to immigration officers “Judges shouldn’t help defendants evade arrest,” Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Kristela Cervera testified at Hannah Dugan's trial. 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