Wisconsin Lawyer: Policy or Prejudice? Examining the Historical Roots of the Governor's Power to Remove a District Attorney:

The Wisconsin Statutes provide that the governor can remove district attorneys "for cause." But the definition of "for cause" is not clear. The author suggests an answer to the question of the breadth of the governor´s removal powers.

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