Oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday took a surprising turn when Justice Elena Kagan appeared to side with her more conservative colleagues in a case involving a religion-based crisis pregnancy nonprofit challenging an investigative subpoena from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin.
The case, First Choice Women’s Resource Centers Inc. v. Platkin, hinges on whether the centers may challenge the broad 2023 subpoena in federal rather than state court — a procedural point with significant constitutional implications.
The attorney general’s consumer protection division issued the subpoena as part of an investigation into whether the center misled patients and donors about services related to abortion — an allegation of deceptive marketing.
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