Clearing a potentially serious obstacle from Gov. Scott Walker’s path to the White House, the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ordered prosecutors to drop their investigation into whether the governor’s campaign broke the law by working with conservative groups that spent millions of dollars to fight the recall elections won by Walker and legislative Republicans.
State Supreme Court halts John Doe probe looming over Scott Walker's presidential bid
From the Scott Walker's short-lived presidential campaign series
Americans for Prosperity held a pro-Scott Walker rally in Madison in 2011 amid protests over legislation limiting public-sector unions. A lengthy John Doe investigation looked into whether such groups were coordinating their political activities with partisan campaigns during the 2012 recall election.





