Wisconsin's Kangaroo Court may hear Walker Doe case in secret
The State Supreme Court here is so fucked up as to be beyond hope. Now they want to hold their hearing of the case against Walker in secret. The corruption on this court just plain stinks. Four of the justices were backed by the same moneyed interests who backed Walker, the same moneyed interests who are principles in the case.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/state-high-court-may-hold-john-doe-arguments-in-secret-b99456302z1-295073391.html
Madison — In a highly unusual move, the state Supreme Court is considering holding all or part of its oral arguments in secret in a case focused on whether Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and conservative groups illegally worked together in recall elections.
In a five-page order issued late Wednesday, the court told attorneys involved in the case to file briefs next week spelling out whether they believe the public should be prohibited from attending all or part of the arguments on April 17 and 20. The court also wants the attorneys to weigh in on whether to allow live television coverage of the arguments, as has been happening for years for all of the high court's cases.
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Much of the otherwise secret probe has become public through media reports and a wave of litigation that resulted in once-sealed documents being filed in state and federal courthouses. Among the information disclosed was the involvement of Walker's campaign in raising money for the conservative Wisconsin Club for Growth.
The Wisconsin Club for Growth has run ads over the years that have helped put or keep four justices on the Supreme Court. It is estimated to have spent $400,000 for Annette Ziegler in 2007; $507,000 for Michael Gableman in 2008; $520,000 for David Prosser in 2011; and $350,000 for Patience Roggensack in 2013. Special prosecutor Francis Schmitz has asked one or more of the justices to step aside from the John Doe cases, presumably because of that spending.
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