A Wisconsin judge ordered a former state Supreme Court justice to produce paperwork related to her involvement in a Republican-led panel that allegedly held private meetings looking into impeachment charges against the state's newest and most liberal high court judge.

Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington's order on Friday comes after attorneys representing American Oversight, a liberal watchdog group, claimed the panel's private meetings violated the state's Open Meetings Law and sued to make the information public.

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The complaint also asked the district attorney to void any actions the panel has taken that do not comply with the law and to take steps to prevent further closed-door meetings from taking place.

Remington gave former justice Patience Roggensack 30 days to "produce all records within her possession relating to her work as a member of the panel."

Friday's ruling is yet another twist in the strange saga taking place in Wisconsin over the panel as well as efforts to oust Justice Janet Protasiewicz, whose April win against former Justice Daniel Kelly wrangled control from conservatives on the state Supreme Court, who had been in power for 15 years. Protasiewicz will likely be the deciding vote on abortion rights, political maps, and possible challenges in the 2024 presidential race.

Her showdown with Kelly was framed as the Democrats' last shot at stopping Republicans from keeping their grip on the battleground state. The race between the two candidates was the most expensive race for a state Supreme Court in history, with an estimated $45 million pumped into it from special interest groups, including liberal megadonor George Soros and Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, one of America's wealthiest families who have two of the deepest pockets in conservative politics.

Conservatives have repeatedly slammed Protasiewicz's impartiality and have demanded she recuse herself from some high-profile cases. On the campaign trail, Protasiewicz made no secret that she was pro-abortion rights and wanted Wisconsin's heavily GOP-favored legislative maps redrawn.

A legislative effort to oust Protasiewicz, sworn in on Aug. 1, would put Wisconsin politics into nearly uncharted waters. Lawmakers have only once, in 1853, impeached a judge. In that case, the state Assembly voted to impeach but not remove Circuit Judge Levi Hubbell on charges of corruption.

Attorneys for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who announced the creation of the secret panel in September, have since argued the panel does not exist.

Vos allegedly tasked Roggensack and former conservative Justices David Prosser and Jon Wilcox with reviewing and advising him on the criteria needed to impeach Protasiewicz if she decides to participate in the redistricting case.

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Vos has already responded to a request for documents, according to American Oversight lawyer Ben Sparks, related to the panel, even though Remington has yet to rule on its existence.

"Wisconsin has had and continues to have a long and storied tradition on the responsibility of open government, and members of the panel, as defined in the allegations contained in the petition, have that responsibility," Remington said. "Whether they understood it or not when accepting the invitation to opine on the question presented is not determinative of whether the panel exists in the eyes of the court."