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BY: JENNIFER MECKLES

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Drama -- again -- in the state capitol of Wisconsin, but this time -- in the Justice chambers.
And according to reports, this one got physical.

“Channel 5 is continuing to investigate a report that Wisconsin Supreme Court justice David Prosser allegedly grabbed fellow justice Ann Walsh Bradley around the neck during an argument in her chambers last week. According to Wisconsin Public Radio and the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, three sources confirmed the incident happened.” (Video: WFRV)

The incident allegedly happened two weeks ago -- before the Supreme Court’s decision upholding Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s bill to cut public employees’ collective bargaining rights. But as soon as the press reported the story, it learned, perhaps there was another side to tell.

“A source familiar with the case tells 12 news a different story -- saying Prosser was defending himself. That source says Prosser was in an office with Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Bradley when Prosser said he lost confidence in Abrahamson’s leadership. According to the source, Bradley then lunged at Prosser.” (Video: WISN)

Reports say as many as 6 or 7 justices were in the room when it happened, but all claims given to the media have been anonymous. A case of he-said-she-said -- except neither is saying much.
Milwaukee’s WTMJ reports -- trouble in that court is nothing new:

“Justices on both sides admit the court is dysfunctional. Prosser has admitted to calling the Chief Justice the ‘B’ word. That set off a war of words through emails... Justice Bradley called the incident a quote ‘abusive temper tantrum.’ Another justice fired back at Bradley for copying colleagues on her email to Prosser.”

The justices are known to differ in opinion -- with Justice Prosser joining the majority opinion approving collective bargaining rights cuts. Justice Bradley was in the dissenting group. The Examiner points out -- that’s key when identifying the publisher of this report:

“The report was done by the liberal Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism... The Center recently unveiled a project... to ‘shine a light into the operations of Wisconsin's government.’  It hired Bill Lueders, a longtime news editor and columnist for Isthmus, an alternative newspaper based in Madison, to run the project. Lueders wrote the Prosser report.”

Both justices chose the Milwaukee Sentinel Journal to have their voices heard. Bradley affirmed she was grabbed by the neck - and Prosser refusing to comment until a later time. Prosser did say, however -- the anonymous claim will be proven false once the facts are made clear.

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