WASHINGTON D.C. (Wisconsin Radio Network) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a decision that shut down a controversial investigation into Governor Scott Walker’s campaign, effectively ending it for good.
The probe was looking into whether Walker’s campaign illegally coordinated with outside conservative groups while trying to defend against a 2012 recall effort.
The state Supreme Court ordered an end to it over a year ago, saying that no laws had been broken.
Prosecutors appealed that ruling, arguing that Justice Michael Gableman and former Justice David Prosser should have stepped aside because their campaigns benefited from work done by groups being investigated.
The nation’s high court declined to hear the case on Monday, without comment.
Neither Governor Scott Walker’s campaign or prosecutors immediately responded to a request for comment.
