Pregnancy centers harassed by NJ attorney general make case before US Supreme Court

Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed their opening brief on Thursday with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a collection of five faith-based pregnancy centers. First Choice is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to challenge in federal court an unconstitutional investigation by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.

Platkin demanded that First Choice disclose the names, phone numbers, addresses, and places of employment of many of its donors, as well as up to 10 years of its internal confidential documents. For decades, the Supreme Court has recognized the right to maintain the confidentiality of one’s donors from government disclosure demands. And for over a century, Congress has guaranteed that federal courts can decide claims of unconstitutional treatment at the hands of state officials. Yet the court’s decision under review in this case keeps victims of abusive investigations out of federal court.

Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link: https://adfmedia.org/case/first-choice-womens-resource-centers-v-platkin/

Case Name: First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin

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