A panel of three federal appeals judges on Tuesday questioned why they had been brought into a stalled criminal investigation into campaign activity by Gov. Scott Walker and conservative groups allied with him, saying it appeared to be a matter for state courts.
“I don’t understand why the federal courts at the micro-level would be brought in,” said Diane Wood, chief judge of the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Later, she expressed uncertainty about taking “an invitation to butt into a state criminal proceeding.”
This AP story suggests Judge Easterbrook was similarly skeptical of federal court involvement.