Overview

• First Choice sued in federal court in 2023 to block Attorney General Matthew Platkin’s subpoena but both a district judge and the 3rd Circuit held its constitutional claims were not ripe until state enforcement.
• On June 16 the Supreme Court granted review to address whether the group may bypass state courts and raise free-speech and association claims in federal court.
• Platkin’s subpoena seeks nearly 5,000 donor names and ten years of internal documents as part of an investigation into possible consumer fraud and misleading practices.
• First Choice, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, argues that disclosing donor identities and internal deliberations chills supporters and infringes on its First Amendment rights.
• Observers say the ruling could redefine state attorneys general’s investigatory powers over crisis pregnancy centers and reshape donor-privacy standards for nonprofits nationwide.