From the AP through ABC News
The three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that halted the probe, but the judges found state courts are the proper venue to resolve legal issues with the case.
So much for the rulings of Judge Randa (again).
More soon.
UPDATE 5:29 pm from USA Today (bolding mine):
Court overturns blocking of Walker campaign probe
In the opinion, Judge Frank Easterbrook called a lower court's decision to block the investigation "an abuse of discretion." He also batted away the Wisconsin Club for Growth lawsuit, noting that the Wisconsin prosecutors in the probe "possess qualified immunity from liability in damages" in their role as public servants.
The 7th Circuit ruling criticized Randa's decision as an intrusion into the affairs of Wisconsin's legal system, echoing statements the appellate judges made during oral arguments in the case earlier this month.
"What we have said shows not only that an injunction was an abuse of discretion but also that (as prosecutors) all defendants possess qualified immunity from liability in damages," wrote Judge Frank Easterbrook in the decision.
Many of us thought from the beginning that TeaPublican U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Randa had way overstepped his authority, including demanding that evidence from the criminal investigation be destroyed. He was immediately overturned on that one. The rest of his rejection just took a bit longer.
UPDATE II 5:46 pm from The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal (bolding mine):
Federal court overturns Doe ruling, sends it back to state judges
Mike Maistelman, a Democratic Milwaukee attorney who represented a former Walker aide in an earlier John Doe probe, said the appeals court decision was a clear warning to federal courts to stay out of state criminal investigations in most circumstances.
"This is a stunning reversal of Judge Randa," Maistelman said.
STUNNING indeed. Always nice when the Journal actually prints news.