John doe prosecutor: "Schmitz said he intends to pursue a U.S. Supreme Court appeal regardless."

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"Schmitz had asked that Gableman and Prosser recuse themselves because their campaigns for the high court benefited from millions of dollars spent by at least three groups that were under investigation. The court denied the request, forming the basis for a potential appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
They also wrote that the July opinion effectively terminated Schmitz's appointment as a special prosecutor, although he had a right to file his motions for reconsideration and a stay because that ruling didn't order him to stop acting as the lead prosecutor.
Under Wednesday's clarification, the "prosecution team" can appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Shirley Abrahamson wrote in dissent that the opinion doesn't define "prosecution team," leaving it unclear as to who can petition the nation's highest court.
She added that the investigation should continue to determine whether coordination on express advocacy took place, saying prosecutors focused on ferretting out coordination and never limited themselves to issue advocacy."

http://www.omaha.com/news/nation/supreme-court-won-t-restart-probe-of-walker-recall-campaign/article_9df14798-1725-5e19-804e-d4a5177f8e6e.html

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1. We can’t let the Wisconsin Supreme Court get away with its horrible decision ending the John Doe II

"When the Wisconsin Supreme Court essentially fired John Doe II Prosecutor Francis Schmitz on Dec. 2, the court claimed it wasn’t trying to block such an appeal.

“Our decision to terminate Attorney Schmitz's authority is not meant to interfere with the ability of the prosecution team to seek Supreme Court review,” it wrote.

And it invited five district attorneys — including Ozanne — who were involved in the case previously to take over where Schmitz left off.

“One or more of the district attorneys could seek to intervene in these actions, which would allow for the prosecution to be represented in future proceedings. ... Such a motion to intervene by one or more of the district attorneys would receive prompt review by this court,” the conservative justices said."

http://host.madison.com/ct/opinion/column/matt-rothschild-da-ozanne-should-appeal-john-doe-ii-decision/article_0603ddc6-8b47-5118-8f9b-9ea3b2b6f405.html