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No more Roe: What overturning abortion rights means for Wisconsin

In a historic decision, the United States Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, a nearly 50-year-old case ruling protecting the right to abortion. With a 6-3 majority vote, conservative justices overturned the precedent set in 1973 that protected a patient’s privacy within the confines of their doctor’s office. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion […]

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Do you agree with Roe v. Wade being overturned? Take our poll.

The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion, as of Friday, June 24. How do you feel about this decision? Take the Racine County Eye’s U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade Survey Take the survey The Racine County Eye, which includes the Kenosha Lens, is your source […]

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Supreme Court Takes On Big Fight Over Drug Pricing

From the Wisconsin Examiner: By Marty SchladenOctober 5, 2020 A years-long fight over whether states have the authority to regulate important aspects of drug pricing will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday morning. At issue is whether prescription middlemen, known as “pharmacy benefit managers,” will have to bow to state authority over a […]

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Gay Marriage Ban Overturned, No Weddings Until Supreme Court Ruling

Despite the Seventh Court of Appeals ruling Thursday that Wisconsin’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, same-sex couples here still can’t get married, but they are one step closer. The decision was unanimous, a story from WISN 12 News reads. The ban was overturned in June by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb, because, she wrote, it […]