The U.S. Supreme Court is set on Wednesday to consider South Carolina's bid to strip Planned Parenthood of funding under the Medicaid program in a case that could bolster efforts by Republican-led states to deprive the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider of public money.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will debate whether patients may sue states that cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, teeing up a dispute over preventive healthcare that has been drawn into the fraught national fight over abortion access.

Medicaid money generally can’t be used for abortions, but the group is a key provider of other reproductive health services.

Liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford scored an unexpectedly easy victory in the high-stakes race for a crucial seat on the state Supreme Court in the most expensive judicial race in U.S. history.

A Trump and Musk-backed conservative faces a liberal judge who Democrats hope can propel them towards a national comeback.

The Dane County Circuit Court judge’s victory guarantees that liberals will control the court until at least 2028.