Supreme Court gets it right: Harassed pregnancy center deserves its day in federal court
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a faith-based nonprofit in New Jersey, can pursue its constitutional claims in federal court without first exhausting state court proceedings. The organization challenged a broad subpoena from state officials, arguing it violated First Amendment rights, particularly the right to free association and donor privacy. The Court found that requiring First Choice to litigate in state court first could effectively bar federal review, undermining its ability to protect constitutional rights.
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What is a small, faith-based, nonprofit organization to do when faced with the daunting prospect of being targeted by a hostile government official? The Supreme Court just ruled unanimously that you can get your day in federal court when that harassment violates constitutional rights. First Choice Women’s Resource Centers is a faith-based pregnancy center with five locations, serving women and families in New Jersey. Among other things, First Choice provides educational and material resources such as baby clothes, maternity clothes, food, diapers, car seats, free parenting classes, abortion aftercare, and information and parenting support that their clients may not have known existed.
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