A conservative group's director is demanding that a special prosecutor investigate the Milwaukee County district attorney to see if he abused his powers by launching a probe into whether right-leaning organizations illegally coordinated with Republican Gov. Scott Walker's campaign.
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Federal court: Walker campaign probe a state issue
A federal appeals court on Wednesday removed one barrier to restarting an investigation into possible illegal coordination between Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and more than two dozen conservative groups, a legal setback for the Republican who is locked in a tough re-election campaign.
Read More »Federal court lifts injunction in John Doe case
A federal appeals court on Wednesday overturned a lower court's ruling halting an investigation into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and more than two dozen conservative groups for alleged illegal campaign activity.
Read More »Lawsuit over Walker-related probe to be argued (UPDATE)
Prosecutors investigating Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's recall election campaign hope to convince a federal appeals court to eventually allow them to resume a probe of possible illegal fundraising and coordination with conservative groups.
Read More »Court orders release of documents in secret probe
A federal appeals court has ordered the release of more documents related to the investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and a host of conservative groups.
Read More »Court asked to keep documents secret in John Doe investigation
Two parties linked to a secret investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker's campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups in 2012 are asking a federal appeals court not to release any more documents in the case.
Read More »Court releases more documents in probe
A federal appeals court has released more than 1,300 pages linked to a secret investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups.
Read More »Federal court to unseal more John Doe documents (UPDATE)
A federal appeals court decided Thursday to unseal two dozen documents in a secret investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker's campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups in 2012.
Read More »Prosecutors say they’re immune in John Doe lawsuit
A federal appeals court plans to release nearly three dozen files in a lawsuit over an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and a host of conservative groups.
Read More »Oral arguments set in John Doe appeal
Oral arguments in the appeal of a federal judge's ruling halting an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign and other conservative groups have been set for Sept. 9, exactly two months before the Republican is up for re-election.
Read More »Court says elections board can’t intervene in John Doe investigation
A federal appeals court has rejected the Wisconsin elections board's request to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit over an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and a host of conservative groups.
Read More »Appeals court asks unnamed parties for information
A federal appeals court is asking two unnamed parties related to an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and other conservative groups to explain why they are entitled to remain anonymous.
Read More »John Doe probe perceptions vs. reality
A recent column I wrote on the stalled John Doe probe into allegedly illegal campaign activities drew an impassioned email from a reader in Appleton.
Read More »7th Circuit releases documents related to Walker probe
Newly unsealed documents in the ongoing lawsuit challenging an investigation into possible illegal campaign activity by conservative groups and Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign shed little light on the probe.
Read More »Judge orders probe documents unsealed
A federal appellate judge has ordered the unsealing of two sets of documents filed in a lawsuit challenging a secret investigation into possible coordination between Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and conservative groups.
Read More »Prosecutors want more time on John Doe filings (UPDATE)
Prosecutors, a conservative group and two unnamed parties have asked a federal judge for more time to review documents that could be made public in a secret investigation into whether Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and right-leaning organizations violated campaign finance law.
Read More »Prosecutor: No conclusion on Walker’s activity (UPDATE)
No conclusions have been made on whether there's enough evidence to charge Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker or anyone else with a crime, an attorney for the special prosecutor leading an investigation into alleged campaign law violations said Thursday.
Read More »Prosecutors: Gov. Walker part of criminal scheme (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, took part in a nationwide criminal scheme to coordinate fundraising with conservative groups, prosecutors said in court documents unsealed Thursday.
Read More »Appeals court: Judge had authority to halt probe
A federal appellate panel ruled Monday that a judge had the authority to issue a preliminary order halting a secret investigation into Republican Gov. Scott Walker and other conservative groups.
Read More »New filings detail reasons for John Doe investigation’s secrecy (UPDATE)
Court filings made public Wednesday related to the John Doe investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign and conservative groups show prosecutors sought to keep the probe secret to avoid publicity, which they feared could hinder or taint their work.
Read More »Club for Growth to oppose prosecutor request (UPDATE)
The attorney for a conservative group being investigated along with Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign said Thursday he will object to the lead investigator's request for a federal judge to clarify his order halting the probe.
Read More »Source: Walker’s attorney in talks to end campaign probe (UPDATE)
A person close to an investigation of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and other conservative groups said Wednesday that Walker's attorney is talking with the lead investigator about a possible settlement that would end the probe.
Read More »John Doe ruling alters campaign terrain
There seemed to be no doubt about it: The conduct that state Senate President Mike Ellis, R-Neenah, was recently caught on tape discussing – creating an outside group to attack his Democratic opponent – is against the law.
Read More »Media attorneys request secret Walker documents
Attorneys representing Wisconsin media groups say a judge should unseal all documents that don't reveal private information about the subjects of a secret investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall election and others.
Read More »Prosecutors object to keeping probe records secret (UPDATE)
Prosecutors overseeing the investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign and other conservative groups are objecting to a request that some of the records in the case remain secret.
Read More »Prosecutors want to revive Walker investigation (UPDATE)
Prosecutors asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to allow an investigation into Republican Gov. Scott Walker and other conservative groups to proceed while they appeal an order that halted the probe.
Read More »View from around the state: Judge’s John Doe statements endorse twisted campaign system
A federal judge's order to stop a John Doe investigation into whether some conservative organizations illegally coordinated campaign financing with Gov. Scott Walker's recall election campaign in 2011 and 2012 has puzzled some in the legal community.
Read More »Appeals court delays Walker’s big win
Prosecutors investigating Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign and conservative groups that supported him won a victory Wednesday with a federal appeals court ruling that, at least for now, blocks a judge's ruling that halted the probe.
Read More »Federal court gives governor big win (UPDATE)
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker emerged with a major victory this week when a federal court halted a secret investigation into his 2012 recall campaign and conservative groups that supported him, ruling the probe was a breach of free-speech rights.
Read More »Judge blocks John Doe investigation (UPDATE)
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a secret investigation into possible illegal coordination between conservative groups and recent recall campaigns in Wisconsin, including the 2012 effort to oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
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