Post by Logan on Apr 30, 2016 11:47:12 GMT -6
The U.S. Supreme Court has an “unprecedented opportunity” to address the legality of coordination between campaigns and supposedly independent groups if it hears a case related to Wisconsin’s halted John Doe investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s recall campaign.
That’s the lead argument presented by three Wisconsin district attorneys in a redacted filing posted online Friday by University of California-Irvine law professor Rick Hasen. The filing was not available on the court’s website and Hasen declined to say how he obtained it.
Hasen said there’s a better-than-average chance the court will take up the case out of more than 7,000 petitions it receives each year, given it’s a high-profile case of which the justices are likely already aware.
“Everything about this case is unusual,” Hasen said.
As an example, Hasen, who specializes in election law, said he has never seen a petition filed with so many sections blacked out, including parts of the key questions presented to the court.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/prosecutors-lay-out-arguments-for-john-doe-scotus-appeal/article_8a9640b3-6791-5982-97df-8bca66b52a56.html
That’s the lead argument presented by three Wisconsin district attorneys in a redacted filing posted online Friday by University of California-Irvine law professor Rick Hasen. The filing was not available on the court’s website and Hasen declined to say how he obtained it.
Hasen said there’s a better-than-average chance the court will take up the case out of more than 7,000 petitions it receives each year, given it’s a high-profile case of which the justices are likely already aware.
“Everything about this case is unusual,” Hasen said.
As an example, Hasen, who specializes in election law, said he has never seen a petition filed with so many sections blacked out, including parts of the key questions presented to the court.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/prosecutors-lay-out-arguments-for-john-doe-scotus-appeal/article_8a9640b3-6791-5982-97df-8bca66b52a56.html