Disturbing news from Wisconsin, where Scott Walker, a conservative hero who took on the public employee unions and won, is reported to be considering a deal that would undercut his conservative allies in a case of outrageous prosecutorial abuse. William Jacobson of Legal Insurrection explains the issue leading to the potential sellout: The short story is that Wisconsin investigators using secret “John Doe” state processes have been targeting conservatives in Wisconsin under the factually and legally frivolous theory that they illegally coordinated with Scott Walker’s campaign. After certain of the targets sued in federal court alleging a violation of their constitutional rights, a federal judge sided with the targets and issued an injunction barring further investigation and ordering return of evidence seized.  The investigators are in a judicial head lock. The civil suit against the investigators — who are local prosecutors by day —...(Read Full Post)