Liberals Join Unanimous SCOTUS Opinion In Favor of Anti-Abortion Clinic

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an anti-abortion clinic Tuesday, not over its practices, but whether it could challenge state prosecutors seeking personal details on its donors.

In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, an appointee of President Donald Trump, lower court decisions against First Choice Women’s Resource Centers in New Jersey were overturned, with the justice warning that those rulings put First Amendment rights at risk.

"An injury in fact arises when a defendant burdens a plaintiff's constitutional rights, and government demands for a charity's private donor information have just that effect,” Gorsuch wrote.

The case, originally challenging the New Jersey Attorney General’s subpoena of donor records, could lower the barrier for other nonprofits, advocacy groups, and religious organizations to challenge subpoenas seeking personal information of donors.

Clinic Reacts to Ruling

"For more than two years, Attorney General Platkin targeted First Choice with aggressive demands for sensitive documents, including our donors' identities,” Aimee Huber, First Choice Executive Director, told Newsweek in a statement. “He has gone to great lengths to frustrate the important work we do-work that has made a tangible, life-saving difference for tens of thousands of New Jersey women and their children.

“As the Supreme Court recognized, the government can't evade federal court review when it harasses those who support pro-life ministries just because it disagrees with their message and their mission."

Newsweek reached out to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office for comment via email Wednesday morning.

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This story was originally published April 29, 2026 at 11:04 AM.