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Wisconsin Supreme Court decides abortion case that prompted most expensive judicial election in US history
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down 1849 Abortion Law
This is why non-regular, non-presidential, non-midterm elections count. On Wednesday, the state of Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruled that a 176-year-old law banning abortion was no longer valid. The vote was 4-3 to overturn the 1849 law,
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Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down state’s 1849 abortion ban
Justice Rebecca Bradley and Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor, likely 2026 Supreme Court candidates, draw contrast on abortion ruling.
Wisconsin's top state court on Wednesday said an 1849 state law banning abortion in virtually all cases cannot be enforced, rejecting claims that it was revived after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling three years ago.
Such a path could drastically raise the stakes for federal investigations of state or county officials, bringing the department and the threat of criminalization into the election system.
The Trump administration is reportedly driving the effort forward based on its skepticism about the security of the nation's elections.
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Wisconsin to consider more electronic pollbook options, as in-house system faces limitationsHundreds of municipalities use Badger Book, but big cities that adopt the technology would likely have to have their own support staff.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday published a new administrative rule guiding the conduct of election observers.
It’s meant to offer clarity on things like who can observe elections, says what election observers can do, and creates a more streamlined set of instructions for election observers
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republican prosecutors in Wisconsin said they intended to enforce the old law.
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