You probably saw that the Wisconsin Supreme Court – now with a solid Republican majority – put an end to the “John Doe” investigation into Gov Scott Walker, which has dogged the governor for what seems like ages. The polarization of the Wisconsin Court has been a big story for awhile now. And there was already a lot of question about just how not one of the judges managed to recuse themselves. But the tenor of the decision itself makes little effort to conceal what one might call the extrajudicial nature of the decision. The subtext is basically: let’s not get too focused on the specific legal rulings we’re making. The upshot is that you’re done investigating Scott Walker. The actual decision reads, “It is utterly clear that the special prosecutor has employed theories of law that do not exist in order to investigate citizens who were wholly innocent of any wrongdoing … Let one point be clear: our conclusion today ends this unconstitutional John Doe investigation.”
They’re perhaps inspired by the Roberts Court?
