The federal judge overseeing the immigration-related case against Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan dealt the defense a series of defeats as trial looms in the high-profile Wisconsin dust-up.

In a 21-page decision and order issued late Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, a Bill Clinton appointee, largely ruled against the defense on several of the foremost bids to help her case.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a combined motion in limine — a pretrial motion regarding the admissibility of certain evidence — containing a total of 14 discrete requests earlier this month.

In turn, attorneys representing the indicted judge filed two motions in limine containing 13 requests of their own.

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