Patrick Marley for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:

A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit a former aide to Gov. Scott Walker brought against prosecutors, and said that a wealth of evidence seized by investigators about Walker’s campaign and conservative groups could be kept by the court.

That means two courts — the federal judiciary and the Wisconsin Supreme Court — could possess copies of the records about the inner workings of Walker’s campaign and conservative groups active in 2011 and 2012 recall elections. The material would remain under seal and out of the hands of the public, at least for now.

Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm launched two probes related to Walker under the John Doe law that at the time allowed prosecutors to operate in secret and compel targets and witnesses to turn over their records.

I read the opinion. While respectful, the federal district court judge pretty strongly indicates skepticism with the decisions and behavior of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.