A Milwaukee County group sued Wisconsin officials Thursday arguing it has a constitutional right to collaborate with candidates, raising issues at the heart of a legal battle over whether Gov. Scott Walker and conservative organizations have illegally worked together.
Citizens for Responsible Government Advocates has not been involved in the investigation connected to Walker. But its lawsuit is taking on what has been raised in the investigation into his campaign’s activities. CRG is being represented by the lawyers working for one of the groups at the center of the probe, the Wisconsin Club for Growth.
Thursday’s filing in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee is the sixth lawsuit connected in some way to the probe. It is being heard by Judge Rudolph Randa, who in another lawsuit in May issued an order halting the investigation. Randa was overruled last month by a panel of federal appeals judges, but the investigation remains stalled as state courts consider the probe.