Third Circuit Court of Appeals reverses lower court dismissal in First Choice v. Platkin pregnancy center subpoena case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a lower court dismissal in First Choice v. Platkin, holding that First Choice has standing to assert First Amendment associational rights on behalf of donors and that the subpoena implicates protected speech and association. The ruling permitted the case to proceed on the merits. (U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, Aug. 15, 2025)