New Jersey pregnancy counseling center nonprofit argues Attorney General Matthew Platkin’s donor subpoena encroaches on First Amendment rights in a Supreme Court case over jurisdiction.
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NEWBRUNSWICK,N.J.—TheSupremeCourtissettohearargumentsTuesdayinacaseinvolvingNewJerseypregnancyresourcecenterschallengingactionsbythestate’sDemocraticleadershipthattheysayviolatetheirconstitutionalrights.
FirstChoiceWomen’sResourceCenters,anonprofitcomprisingfivefacilitiesacrossnorthandcentralNewJersey,hasbeenwrappedupsince2023inthedisputeoveraninvestigativesubpoenaissuedbyAttorneyGeneralMatthewPlatkin,whoallegesthenonprofitcouldbedefraudingitsdonors.FirstChoicecountersthattheinquiryisbaselessandaFirstAmendmentthreatbecauseithasrattleddonors,whohavekeptthecentersafloatforfourdecades.
DuringatouroftheNewBrunswickcenter,FirstChoiceExecutiveDirectorAimeeHubertoldFoxNewsDigitalthatPlatkin’ssubpoena—seekingdonornames,contactinformationandemploymentrecords—isunjustified.
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