US EditionSupreme Court backs anti-abortion pregnancy centers in New Jersey case
The ruling lets the nonprofit pursue an immediate federal challenge after justices said donor disclosure demands can deter supporters and burden association rights.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that First Choice Women's Resource Centers has standing to challenge a 2023 subpoena from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin in federal court, reversing lower court dismissals.
- Platkin issued the 2023 subpoena seeking donor lists and internal records to investigate whether First Choice misled clients regarding reproductive services, prompting the center to argue the demands violated First Amendment associational rights.
- Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that the subpoena caused an 'actual and ongoing injury' by deterring donors, citing the 1958 NAACP v. Alabama precedent establishing that compelled disclosure of donor identities burdens freedom of association.
- The ruling allows advocacy groups and nonprofits to challenge state investigative subpoenas in federal court immediately upon issuance, significantly lowering legal barriers to contesting government demands for sensitive donor information before formal enforcement.
- Returning to lower courts for review on the merits, the case faces continued litigation; New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport stated the ruling only permits the lawsuit to proceed, 'not that its challenge should prevail.
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New Jersey AG Violated Pregnancy Center’s Free Association By Demanding Donor Info, Supreme Court Says
By Tyler O’Neil, The Daily Signal | April 29, 2026 The Supreme Court delivered a unanimous rebuke to New Jersey Democrat Attorney General Matthew Platkin for his demand that a pro-life pregnancy center hand over its donor information. Platkin had issued a subpoena to First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, seeking to prove that the pregnancy center was misleading donors.The Supreme Court cited NAACP v. Alabama (1958), which secured the precedent …
SCOTUS Unanimously Allows Group of Faith-Based Pregnancy Centers to Bring 1A Lawsuit Against NJ
The United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that a group of faith-based pregnancy centers is able to bring a First Amendment challenge against the New Jersey state government. First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, the coalition at the heart of this case, describes itself as a “faith-based nonprofit” that provides “material support and medical services [...] The post SCOTUS Unanimously Allows Group of Faith-Based Pregnancy Center…
Unanimous Supreme Court Sides With Pro-Life Pregnancy Group To Protect Donors' Privacy
Last year, Legal Insurrection Foundation’s Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed an amicus brief in First Choice v. Platkin, urging the Court to uphold the free association rights the First Amendment guarantees and protect non-profits. The post Unanimous Supreme Court Sides With Pro-Life Pregnancy Group To Protect Donors’ Privacy first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Court unanimously sides with faith-based pregnancy centers in litigation dispute with New Jersey
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport that a group of faith-based pregnancy centers can litigate their challenge to New Jersey’s demands for information about the group’s fundraising practices in federal court. In a unanimous decision by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the justices rejected the lower courts’ conclusion that the group, First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, had not shown it had suffered …
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