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According to the Journal-Sentinel:
Three district attorneys have moved to intervene in litigation over a closed investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign and conservative groups, a move aimed at bringing the case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
The motion was filed under seal Friday by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm along with two other prosecutors involved in the secret John Doe probe.None of them responded to requests for comment.
At the heart of the matter is that two Republican Wisconsin Supreme Court justices benefited from spending by the same dark money groups that prosecutors believe illegally coordinated with Walker.
The fact that the state justices did not recuse themselves from the case in the summer has given prosecutors their grounds for an appeal to the highest court in the land.
In August, the state supreme court responded to Republican special prosecutor Francis Schmitz’s request to reopen the investigation by removing Schmitz from the case. The state supreme court has done everything possible to kill the investigation.
The current US Supreme Court has signaled an openness towards conflict of interest arguments, so there is a decent chance that if prosecutors have the resources they will be able to offer a decent argument before the US Supreme Court.
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