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.

Justices said anti-abortion groups failed to demonstrate the urgency required for the State Supreme Court to hear a legal challenge without it first going through lower courts.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court in a 4-3 decision agreed with the state’s Democratic Attorney General, Josh Kaul, that while the 19th century law has never been formally repealed, i

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

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

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