Planned Parenthood cites court ruling against 1849 law to resume offering abortions in Wisconsin
Planned Parenthood announced on September 14 that it would resume offering abortions in Wisconsin after a judge ruled on an 1849 law, that seemingly banned the procedure but actually did not apply to abortions. The resumption of abortions on September 18 at clinics in...
Governor Evers vows to preserve reproductive rights in Wisconsin after abortion service announcement
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PA. v. Casey and upending nearly 50 years of a constitutional right to abortion that...
Constitutional revolution: Why a rightwing SCOTUS supermajority can rewrite our understanding of law
By Morgan Marietta, Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington In a 2006 episode of the television show “Boston Legal,” conservative lawyer Denny Crane asserted that he had a constitutional right to carry a concealed firearm: “And the Supreme...
Prosperando Juntos: Milwaukee’s 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with community celebration
Milwaukee’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 kicked off on September 15 at the Marcus Performing Arts Center’s Peck Pavilion, featuring the diverse cultures, accomplishments, and vibrant history of the Latino community. With this year’s...
Sexual Violence: How the United States could reduce a pervasive threat for female farm workers
By Kathleen Sexsmith, Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State; Francisco Alfredo Reyes, Ph.D. Candidate in Rural Sociology & International Agriculture and Development, Penn State; and Megan A. M. Griffin, Student Community Engagement Specialist,...
Wisconsin Senate uses false claims by election deniers to justify illegal vote to fire nonpartisan official
The Republican-gerrymandered Wisconsin Senate voted on September 14 to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Democrats said the vote was held improperly and that lawmakers do not have the...
Impeachment threat against Judge Protasiewicz seen as unlawful attempt to restore GOP’s balance of power
By Robert Yablon, Associate Professor of Law, Co-Director of the State Democracy Research Initiative, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney, State Democracy Research Initiative, University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin’s April 2023...
State of emergency: Canada issues dire travel warning to U.S. over restrictive LGBTQ+ laws in some states
In late August, Canada updated its travel advisory to the U.S., warning members of the LGBTQ+ community that some American states have enacted laws that may affect them. The country’s Global Affairs department did not specify which states, but is advising...
Desperate and disingenuous: Governor Evers dismisses surprise redistricting plan from GOP as “bogus”
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated on September 12 that would have the Legislature approve new maps drawn by nonpartisan staff, preempting the state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn...
Popularity of “morning-after” pill vending machines has skyrocketed post-Roe on college campuses
Need Plan B? Tap your credit card and enter B6. Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine, one that is become more popular on campuses around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court ended...
22 years since 9/11: Americans remember a day of loss at observances from ground zero to Milwaukee
The Milwaukee County War Memorial Center hosted a ceremony of remembrance for the tragic events of September 11, 2001, with city leaders, local veterans, and community members in attendance during a heavy rainstorm on September 11, 2023. The special observance was...
New space honors 9/11: Perelman Performing Arts Center opens at Ground Zero after two decade delay
In a mammoth room behind translucent marble walls, workers are setting the stage for the World Trade Center’s newest addition. It is not another office tower, nor is it a monument, at least explicitly, to the memory of the September 11 terror attacks. It is a...
