First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin
Issue: Whether, when the subject of a state investigatory demand has established a reasonably objective chill of its First Amendment rights, a federal court in a first-filed action is deprived of jurisdiction because those rights must be adjudicated in state court.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 01/21/2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2025) |
| 02/20/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed. |
| 02/24/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania Pregnancy Wellness Collaborative, et al. filed. |
| 02/24/2025 | Brief of respondent Matthew Platkin in opposition filed. |
| 02/24/2025 | Brief amici curiae of The Manhattan Institute, et al. filed. |
| 02/24/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Second Amendment Foundation filed. |
| 02/24/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Annunciation House, Inc. filed. |
| 02/24/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed. |
| 02/24/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed. |
| 02/24/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed. |
| 03/11/2025 | Reply of petitioner First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| 03/12/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025. |
| 03/26/2025 | Rescheduled. |
| 03/31/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/4/2025. |
| 04/14/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025. |
| 04/21/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/25/2025. |
| 04/28/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/2/2025. |
| 05/12/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025. |
| 05/19/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025. |
| 05/27/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025. |
| 06/02/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025. |
| 06/09/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/12/2025. |
| 06/16/2025 | Petition GRANTED. |
| 06/18/2025 | Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed. |
| 06/24/2025 | Motion to extend the time within which to file briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including August 7, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including September 15, 2025. |