The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion.

Wisconsin’s top court flipped to a liberal majority in August 2023 when voters elected Janet Protasiewicz, a Democrat who had campaigned on defending abortion rights.

Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling blocks a 19th-century law that for a time effectively banned abortion in nearly all instances.

Wisconsin's high court to hear oral arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 | 7:55 a.m.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes ...

Anti-abortion groups expressed disappointment after the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned a 1849 state law that had banned nearly all abortions.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced.