A contest for control of Wisconsin’s top court may be even nastier and more expensive than its bitter 2023 predecessor, with the fate of an 1849 abortion ban and other policies at stake.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court general election set to be held in April will determine ideological control of the court.

The endless debate over what went wrong for Democrats in the last election has almost entirely avoided what has become the party’s signature issue: abortion.

One of the Trump administration’s actions that supporters of abortion rights found most alarming — and that opponents were quick to celebrate — was tucked into an executive order that had nothing to do with abortion at all.

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said, "Again and again, at every turn, some Republicans and the Trump administration have pushed forward dangerous policies intended to threaten access to abortion care. I think it's just shameful.

Also, legislators considered a bill that would enhance penalties for individuals who wear a hood in an effort to conceal their identity while committing a crime.

Silence, stigma, shame, high costs and an odyssey of legal conditions await women seeking to end their pregnancy in Germany. Abortion is illegal here and exempt from punishment only under specific conditions,

Republicans put Pennsylvania and Wisconsin back in the win column in the 2024 presidential race, and they’re hoping that momentum carries over to contests this year that will determine whether their state Supreme Courts retain left-leaning majorities or flip to conservative control.

NYT: Tens of millions of dollars flooding into a state election. A nakedly political candidate for a judgeship. Huge policy stakes for a key battleground state. Two years ago, a race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court vividly demonstrated how local elections that

Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel bring their political histories — and partisan backers —to the race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.