Former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was fined $5,000 and spared prison for helping a defendant leave her courtroom while ICE agents waited to arrest him. A federal judge cited her public service, felony conviction and personal fallout from the case in declining to impose prison time.
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The family of Nolan Xavier Wells, 18, has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump after the teen was found dead off Horn Island, Mississippi. Investigators are seeking photos, videos and witness accounts from the island around the time he disappeared.
The Justice Department has warned election officials nationwide that they could face criminal charges if noncitizens vote. State officials in Utah and Arizona pushed back, saying they already follow election law and resist demands for private voter data.
Mark Aaron Gatz pleaded guilty to violating fire restrictions and unlawfully residing in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest. Federal officers said his makeshift campsite contained about 1,000 pounds of trash and that he told investigators he had lived in the forest for about eight years.
A Berlin court sentenced palliative care doctor Johannes M. to life in prison for murdering 15 patients between 2021 and 2024. Prosecutors are investigating dozens of additional deaths linked to him.
Police records say an 18-month-old boy in Gilbert, Arizona, was declared dead after a pool accident but was found breathing about five hours later in a hospital room used as a morgue. Police are recommending negligence charges against the parents, while the hospital says it has reviewed the care provided.
The Justice Department warned election officials nationwide they could face criminal prosecution if they knowingly allow noncitizens to vote or remain on voter rolls. State officials in Arizona and Utah pushed back against the letters, which are part of a broader fight over voter roll data.
Utah has revoked the license of Provo Canyon School’s Springville campus, where Paris Hilton says she was abused as a teenager. The school must end services by Aug. 6 but says it is considering an appeal.