Supreme Court Allows NJ Crisis Pregnancy Center to Challenge Donor List Subpoena
The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favor of First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a New Jersey-based crisis pregnancy center, allowing it to challenge a state subpoena demanding access to its donor information. The lower courts had previously dismissed the center's lawsuit, siding with New Jersey's argument that the plaintiffs could not sue to quash the subpoena without a court order to enforce it. However, the Supreme Court disagreed, with Justice Neil Gorsuch writing that such demands for private donor information could discourage individuals from associating with groups and expressing dissident views. The subpoena was issued in 2023, following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned the nationwide right to abortion access. New Jersey claimed the subpoena was part of an investigation into potential donor fraud by the pro-life group, although no specific complaints had been received. 
