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.

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.

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.

Abortion policy could see more changes across the U.S. as President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term and state legislative sessions get rolling.

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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.

Planned Parenthood hopes a Jackson County judge will reconsider a December decision that kept some abortion restrictions in place.

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.

Most analysts blame the economy for that, but the party’s central emphasis on abortion rights probably made it more difficult for voters to identify Harris with her economic agenda. Nearly eight in 10 voters who named the economy as their top issue voted for Donald Trump, while only 23% of voters named abortion as one of their top three issues.

President Donald Trump's Health and Human Services nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., told lawmakers that he agrees that 'every abortion is a tragedy.'