When Wisconsin voters flipped the ideological balance of the state’s supreme court in 2023, abortion was very much on their minds. Specifically, abortion opponents were arguing that with the demise of Roe v Wade the year before,

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has officially struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban —a rare win for abortion rights that comes three months after Elon Musk spent more than $20 million to try and buy the court for himself.

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.