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.
Jan 21, 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2025)Feb 20, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.Feb 24, 2025Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania Pregnancy Wellness Collaborative, et al. filed.Feb 24, 2025Brief of respondent Matthew Platkin in opposition filed.Feb 24, 2025Brief amici curiae of The Manhattan Institute, et al. filed.Feb 24, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Second Amendment Foundation filed.Feb 24, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Annunciation House, Inc. filed.Feb 24, 2025Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.Feb 24, 2025Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.Feb 24, 2025Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed.Mar 11, 2025Reply of petitioner First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
Mar 12, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
Mar 26, 2025Rescheduled.
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Jun 16, 2025Petition GRANTED.
Jun 18, 2025Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed.Jun 24, 2025Motion 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.
Jul 16, 2025Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.Jul 22, 2025Motion to further extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is further extended to and including August 21, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including October 14, 2025.
Aug 21, 2025Brief of petitioner First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. filed.Aug 21, 2025Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed)Aug 22, 2025Brief amici curiae of New Jersey Family Policy Center, et al. filed.Aug 26, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Samaritan's Purse filed.Aug 27, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Buckeye Institute filed.Aug 27, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of United States filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Heartbeat International, Inc., et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Americans United for Life filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Members of Congress filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Save the Storks, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of The Equal Protection Project filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Professor O. Carter Snead, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Robertson Center for Constitutional Law filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of NetChoice filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of National Taxpayers Union Foundation filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Annunciation House, Inc. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of America’s Future, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Anonymous Donors to Pregnancy Resource Centers filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of A Woman's Concern, Inc., et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of People United for Privacy Foundation filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of American Legislative Exchange Council filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Manhattan Institute, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Democrats for Life of America, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Florida, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Second Amendment Foundation filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amici curiae of Care Net Pregnancy Center Of Paradise, et al. filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed.Aug 28, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Hand of Hope Pregnancy Center filed.Aug 29, 2025Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.Oct 14, 2025Brief of respondent Matthew Platkin, in his official capacity as Attorney General of New Jersey filed.Oct 17, 2025SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
Oct 20, 2025Brief amicus curiae of Federation of State Medical Boards filed.Oct 21, 2025Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Oct 21, 2025Brief amici curiae of Massachusetts, et al. filed. (Distributed)Oct 21, 2025Brief amici curiae of Local Government Legal Center, et al. filed. (Distributed)Oct 22, 2025CIRCULATED
Oct 28, 2025Electronic record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey on file with the Clerk.
Nov 10, 2025Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Nov 13, 2025Reply of First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. not accepted for filing. (Corrected brief to be printed--November 13, 2025)
Nov 13, 2025Reply of petitioner First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. filed. (Distributed)Dec 2, 2025Argued. For petitioner: Erin M. Hawley, Washington, D. C.; and Vivek Suri, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Sundeep Iyer, Chief Counsel to the Attorney General, Trenton, N. J.
Mar 2, 2026Letter pursuant to Rule 35.3 from counsel for respondent filed.Recommended Citation: First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/first-choice-womens-resource-centers-inc-v-platkin/