Wisconsin: Justice Prosser says investigation of him violates his rights

[Scuba]

From the Wisconsin State Urinal.

State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser said Monday that the Wisconsin Judicial Commission's investigation into his alleged ethical violations is itself a violation of his constitutional rights, according to a court filing.

Prosser, the subject of an ethics complaint filed in March with the Supreme Court, said in his response to the complaint Monday that the commission "may not investigate or prosecute protected speech, advocacy and etiquette of Wisconsin Supreme Court justices when they are deliberating in confidential closed conferences."

The three alleged ethics violations stem from a June 13 incident in which Prosser acknowledges putting his hands around the neck of Justice Ann Walsh Bradley "to protect himself" and a February 2010 incident in which he admits calling Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson "a total bitch."

"For an outside agency dominated by gubernatorial appointees to seek to breach the confidentiality of closed Supreme Court conferences in order to monitor, oversee and prosecute the speech and lawful conduct of justices would violate the separation of powers and disrupt the work of the Supreme Court," the response states.

"Also", Prosser added, "there's monkeys flying out of my ass."

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[aquart]

1. Prosser is so special I expect Pres. Mitt to nominate him for the Supreme Court.

[postulater]

2. His existence violates my rights.

[ewagner]

3. "Wisconsin State URINAL"

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