Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on 1849 abortion ban. Monday’s arguments are little more than a formality ahead of a ruling, which is expected to take weeks.

Madison, Wis. — 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.

Wisconsin’s highest court heard oral arguments Monday for a case set to shape the future of reproductive rights in the state, hinging on a question: Does a law inked before the Civil War ban ...

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

Wisconsin's high court to hear oral arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid ... The court agreed in July to take that case as well.

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.