To: Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices
Demand strong recusal standards for the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Americans deserve courts that are fair and impartial. With the explosion of spending in judicial elections, states should adopt transparent and clear judicial recusal standards that apply to all judges, including those that directly benefit from campaign spending by parties that later appear in their courtroom.
Why is this important?
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently ended the investigation of possible illegal activity between Scott Walker's 2011-2012 recall campaign and outside special interest groups.
Now Wisconsinites and the rest of the American people will never know if Scott Walker and his campaign engaged in illegal activity during 2011-2012!
Four of the justices of the court (Michael Gableman, David Prosser, Patience Roggensack and Annette Ziegler) were the beneficiaries of dark money spent in their behalf — and dark money was at the heart of this case.
These judges should have recused themselves and did not. In Wisconsin, it is up to the court itself to adopt recusal rules, which they voted against doing not long ago.
Demand that they adopt strong rules and abide by them to ensure our courts are fair and impartial.
Now Wisconsinites and the rest of the American people will never know if Scott Walker and his campaign engaged in illegal activity during 2011-2012!
Four of the justices of the court (Michael Gableman, David Prosser, Patience Roggensack and Annette Ziegler) were the beneficiaries of dark money spent in their behalf — and dark money was at the heart of this case.
These judges should have recused themselves and did not. In Wisconsin, it is up to the court itself to adopt recusal rules, which they voted against doing not long ago.
Demand that they adopt strong rules and abide by them to ensure our courts are fair and impartial.