Former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin used his office to harass and intimidate pregnancy care centers — now his successor is intent on doing the same. Platkin’s efforts culminated in a sweeping subpoena to First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, demanding (among other things) that First Choice disclose the names, addresses, and places of employment of its donors.
First Choice filed suit in federal court, but the lower federal courts held that First Choice must first litigate its First Amendment claims in state court. Last week, in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport, the Supreme Court unanimously held that First Choice was entitled to bring its First Amendment challenges in federal court.
