The ruling highlights the importance of state courts for reproductive rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

(Reuters) -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.

Brown’s extreme abortion record spans over a decade, and is in alignment with the Trump administration’s attacks on reproductive health care.

The party has largely shifted its attention to other fights, as some acknowledge the difficulty of battling President Donald Trump on the issue.

Democrats are looking to restart the abortion conversation around the third anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. That Supreme Court decision in June 2022 turned abortion into one of the most powerful positions Democrats could run on.

The State of Montana deprived voters, especially those who registered on Election Day, of the ability to fully evaluate the language of Constitutional Initiative 128 — to protect abortion in the state Constitution — according to a recent lawsuit.

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

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republican prosecutors in Wisconsin said they intended to enforce the old law.