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“In the wake of Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Wisconsin is living in 1849; Wisconsin’s 1-year-old legislature banned abortion in 1849, making it a felony to provide abortion care unless the life of the mother is in danger; Last year, this ban took effect again”

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Wade, Wisconsin is living in 1849; Wisconsin’s 1-year-old legislature banned abortion in 1849, making it a felony to provide abortion care unless the life of the mother is in danger; Last year, this ban took effect again”: U.S. “In the wake of Supreme Court overturning Roe v.

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Survivors of Spousal Abuse Say Wisconsin Custody System Disregards Their Safety

The Crime Report

Advocates for women in Wisconsin describe the family court system as unprepared for the complexities presented by domestic violence, often giving little consideration to the risk of harm to women and children and compounding the trauma they face.

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As Inflation Rises, So Do Felonies for Small-Time Thefts

The Crime Report

Advocates are pushing states to create updated felony standards, arguing that outdated laws, which vary wildly from state to state, are unfairly making felons out of people who committed minor crimes such as stealing a pair of shoes, reports Axios.

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Charges Reduced for Friend Who Purchased Rittenhouse’s Gun

The Crime Report

The plea deal was weighed as appropriate to dismiss the felony charges, given Black’s willingness to cooperate in the case.

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Lawmakers Push for Heavier Penalties for Referee Abuse

The Crime Report

Wisconsin is one of a half-dozen states considering umpire and referee protection legislation this year. Most of the bills under consideration would increase existing penalties or up the crime from a misdemeanor to a felony.

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Protests Arise at UW-Madison After Alleged Assailants of Chinese Student are Charged with Misdemeanors in Brutal Attack

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There is a controversy at the University of Wisconsin this week after the Dane County District Attorney’s Office in Wisconsin filed misdemeanor battery charges against three teens suspected in the brutal assault of a UW-Madison Chinese PhD student. The reason, however, appears a key distinction in the Wisconsin criminal code.

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Incarcerees Have the Right to Vote, But Where Are Their Ballots?

The Crime Report

In Wisconsin, for example, voting rights groups found that while just over half the sheriffs said they had policies in place to encourage jail-based voting, many inmates encountered multiple hurdles including the states voter ID laws. Wisconsin does not permit a jail ID as an acceptable form of identification to vote.

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