Court hears arguments over Walker-related probe
Source: Associated Press
Court hears arguments over Walker-related probe
By SCOTT BAUER and MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press | September 9, 2014 | Updated: September 9, 2014 11:16pm
CHICAGO (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors on Tuesday tried to persuade a federal appeals court to let them to resume their investigation of Gov. Scott Walker's recall election campaign, in a case that touches on broader issues about just what constitutes constitutionally-protected political activity.
In more than 90 minutes of questioning, three judges on a panel at the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago didn't give a clear indication of which way they might be leaning. But two of the three repeatedly broached questions about whether federal judges should intervene in what appeared to be a state matter.
When it comes to federal courts dictating to states about criminal investigations or anything else, Judge Frank Easterbook said, what precedent demands is, "Be modest. Be careful."
The arguments in a downtown Chicago building took place two months before Walker — a Republican seen as a potential 2016 candidate for president — faces a closely contested re-election against Democrat Mary Burke.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Lawsuit-over-Walker-related-probe-to-be-argued-5743046.php
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