The liberal majority on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, backing a lower court’s decision to overturn the 19th-century law. The 4-3 ...

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Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday formally struck down an abortion ban from 1849 that had technically retaken effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights.

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Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that criminalizes ...

Wisconsin justices ruled 4-3 to overturn a near abortion ban, a reflection of the court's liberal majority and an election that attracted millions in campaign donations.

The court decision didn't change abortion access in the state, but it confirmed a lower court decision that allowed abortion up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. The case involved a law passed before the ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has overturned the state's 1849 abortion ban, declaring that legislation from the past 50 years supersedes the old law. Skip to content NOWCAST WISN 12 News at 10 p.m.

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Court’s liberal majority struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban on Wednesday, ruling 4-3 that it was superseded by a newer state law that ...

The Brief. The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban. The court’s liberal majority ruled the ban is no longer valid because newer abortion restrictions supersede it.

She’ll play pivotal role, though, in a separate Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin lawsuit challenging the 1849 ban’s constitutionality. The high court decided last year to take that case. It’s ...