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10 Court Cases
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Jan 07, 2025
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Planned Parenthood v. Urmanski: Wisconsin Abortion Ban Unconstitutional

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Jun 10, 2024
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  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Department of Corrections Must Keep Families Together

The Wisconsin DOC legally must provide programming to incarcerated parents that allows them physical custody of their children for the first year of life.
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Apr 13, 2022
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy|
  • +1 Issue

Doe v. Madison Metropolitan School District: Protecting Transgender Students

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Dec 02, 2021
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  • Education Equity|
  • +2 Issues

Confronting Book Bans and Restricted Speech in Wisconsin Schools

Court Case
Oct 11, 2018
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Boyden v. State of Wisconsin: Winning Transgender Health Care Access

Court Case
Jul 08, 2013
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin v. Schimel

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Feb 03, 2013
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Walker v. Wolf: Freedom to Marry in Wisconsin

Wisconsin's historic marriage equality win.
Court Case
Feb 16, 2011
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Appling v. Doyle: Domestic Partnership Protections

On July 31, 2014, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously ruled to protect domestic partnership provisions without discrimination on the basis of gender.
Court Case
Jan 24, 2006
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  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Fields v. Smith: Medical Treatment for Trans Prisoners

Anti-trans law barring prison doctors from providing gender affirming healthcare struck down as unconstitutional.
Court Case
Jan 07, 2025
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Court Case
Jan 07, 2025
  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Planned Parenthood v. Urmanski: Wisconsin Abortion Ban Unconstitutional

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Court Case
Jun 10, 2024
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Court Case
Jun 10, 2024
  • Criminal Legal Reform|
  • +1 Issue

Department of Corrections Must Keep Families Together

The Wisconsin DOC legally must provide programming to incarcerated parents that allows them physical custody of their children for the first year of life.
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Court Case
Apr 13, 2022
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Court Case
Apr 13, 2022
  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy|
  • +1 Issue

Doe v. Madison Metropolitan School District: Protecting Transgender Students

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Dec 02, 2021
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Court Case
Dec 02, 2021
  • Education Equity|
  • +2 Issues

Confronting Book Bans and Restricted Speech in Wisconsin Schools

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Court Case
Oct 11, 2018
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Oct 11, 2018
  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Boyden v. State of Wisconsin: Winning Transgender Health Care Access

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Court Case
Jul 08, 2013
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Court Case
Jul 08, 2013
  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin v. Schimel

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Court Case
Feb 03, 2013
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Feb 03, 2013
  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Walker v. Wolf: Freedom to Marry in Wisconsin

Wisconsin's historic marriage equality win.
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Court Case
Feb 16, 2011
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Feb 16, 2011
  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Appling v. Doyle: Domestic Partnership Protections

On July 31, 2014, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously ruled to protect domestic partnership provisions without discrimination on the basis of gender.
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Jan 24, 2006
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Jan 24, 2006
  • LGBTQ+ Rights & Bodily Autonomy

Fields v. Smith: Medical Treatment for Trans Prisoners

Anti-trans law barring prison doctors from providing gender affirming healthcare struck down as unconstitutional.
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