MADISON — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected calls for it to investigate the leak of evidence collected in a secret investigation into Gov. Scott Walker and conservative allies.
The court Monday, November 21st declined calls from Attorney General Brad Schimel and attorneys who fought the probe to investigate the leaks of evidence and matters covered by court secrecy orders.
The court says it would be up to the executive branch to launch any such investigation, not the judicial branch. Schimel had asked for what is known as a "special master" to investigate the leaks.
A spokesman for Schimel did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
The state Supreme Court last year ordered the John Doe investigation closed and the U.S. Supreme Court in September refused to hear an appeal of that decision.