ABC News: The Blotter
Troopergate Probe OK, AK Supremes Say

October 09, 2008 5:08 PM

Justin Rood Reports:

The Alaska legislature's Troopergate probe into Gov. Sarah Palin may
conclude its work and release its findings, the Alaska Supreme Court
decided Thursday.

The justices heard a last-minute appeal from several Republican
legislators, supported by a Texas conservative legal group, to stop the
investigation. A lower court had ruled against the lawmakers last week.

Peter Maassen, who defended the legislature and its investigator against
the suit, provided a copy of the Supreme Court's order to ABC News. The
court's decision, he said, had not yet been released.

"The decision is gratifying," said State Sen. Hollis French,
D-Anchorage, who is managing the probe and was named in the suit. "The
justices affirm no one’s rights have been violated and the investigation
can conclude."

A spokesperson for the court declined to discuss the ruling because the
plaintiffs had not yet received a copy of the order.

The legislature's special counsel is set to deliver his findings
tomorrow to the bipartisan panel which authorized the probe in July.
The investigation, which looked into allegations Palin misused her power
to pursue a personal vendetta, turned into a political and media circus
after Palin was chosen late August to be the Republican vice
presidential candidate.

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I don't know what's in the report, but I hope it turns out to be lotsa
fun for Sarah McPalin, the unqualified running mate of John McShame.