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Flanked by her attorneys Frank Morocco, left, and Sheldon T. Zenner, right, convicted murderer Laurie Bembenek answers questions at a new conference in Chicago in December 1992. Bembenek was paroled after a "John Doe" investigation raised questions about her conviction for the murder of her then-husband's ex-wife.
Scott Walker celebrates his first election as governor Nov. 2, 2010, in Pewaukee. At the time, Walker was the Milwaukee County executive and his staff was under investigation for theft of funds and other activities as part of a lengthy John Doe investigation. More than 200,000 pages of emails related to that probe were released Tuesday.
David Feiss of the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office, right, with glasses, declines to answer questions from the press as he files a criminal complaint against state Senate Majority Leader Chuck Chvala at the Dane County Circuit Court on Oct. 16, 2002. Chvala was charged with illegal campaign activity after a "John Doe" investigation. Republicans in the state Legislature are mulling possible changes to the John Doe law.
Republican lawmakers are considering changes to Wisconsin’s “John Doe” law after two lengthy investigations into Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign, and aides have raised questions about how long and how widely such secret probes should go and whether they violate civil rights.
Rep. David Craig
Rep. David Craig
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The conservative group charges Government Accountability Board staff worked on the John Doe investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign fo…
The orders issued Tuesday offer a preview of arguments over the investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's campaign during the 2011 and 2012 recalls.
Wisconsin Club for Growth wants the high court to throw out the probe targeting coordination between Gov. Scott Walker's campaign and conserva…
Recent court decisions and the nonpartisan Government Accountability Board are fueling calls for an overhaul.
Tuesday's release is the fourth involving evidence gathered during the first "John Doe" investigation involving Gov. Scott Walker's campaign.
The Republican governor will return for a second term with broader GOP majorities in the Senate and Assembly.
The motion argues that U.S. District Judge Rudolph Randa lacks jurisdiction because the matter already is being heard in state courts.
The former deputy chief of staff to the governor when he was the county executive of Milwaukee County argued that prosecutors used unconstitut…
Flanked by her attorneys Frank Morocco, left, and Sheldon T. Zenner, right, convicted murderer Laurie Bembenek answers questions at a new conference in Chicago in December 1992. Bembenek was paroled after a "John Doe" investigation raised questions about her conviction for the murder of her then-husband's ex-wife.
Scott Walker celebrates his first election as governor Nov. 2, 2010, in Pewaukee. At the time, Walker was the Milwaukee County executive and his staff was under investigation for theft of funds and other activities as part of a lengthy John Doe investigation. More than 200,000 pages of emails related to that probe were released Tuesday.
David Feiss of the Milwaukee County District Attorney's office, right, with glasses, declines to answer questions from the press as he files a criminal complaint against state Senate Majority Leader Chuck Chvala at the Dane County Circuit Court on Oct. 16, 2002. Chvala was charged with illegal campaign activity after a "John Doe" investigation. Republicans in the state Legislature are mulling possible changes to the John Doe law.
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