No. 24-781
 
Title: First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc., Petitioner
v.
Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General of New Jersey
Docketed: January 24, 2025
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-3124)
   Decision Date: December 12, 2024
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
Jan 21 2025 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 24, 2025)
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Feb 20 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed.
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Feb 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of Pennsylvania Pregnancy Wellness Collaborative, et al. filed.
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Feb 24 2025 Brief of respondent Matthew Platkin in opposition filed.
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Feb 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of The Manhattan Institute, et al. filed.
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Feb 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Second Amendment Foundation filed.
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Feb 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of Annunciation House, Inc. filed.
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Feb 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of Advancing American Freedom, et al. filed.
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Feb 24 2025 Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
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Feb 24 2025 Brief amici curiae of Christian Legal Society, et al. filed.
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Mar 11 2025 Reply of petitioner First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
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Mar 12 2025 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
Mar 26 2025 Rescheduled.
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Jun 16 2025 Petition GRANTED.
Jun 18 2025 Motion for an extension of time within which to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jun 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.
Jul 16 2025 Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Jul 22 2025 Motion 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.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Erin Morrow Hawley
Counsel of Record
Alliance Defending Freedom
440 First Street NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20001
EHAWLEY@ADFLEGAL.ORG
Ph: 2023938690
Party name: First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc.


Attorneys for Respondents
Jeremy Michael Feigenbaum
Counsel of Record
Office of the New Jersey Attorney General
25 Market Street
Box 080
Trenton, NJ 08625
JEREMY.FEIGENBAUM@NJOAG.GOV
Ph: (862) 350-5800
Party name: Matthew Platkin, in his official capacity as Attorney General of New Jersey


Other Attorneys
Victoria Elizabeth Ainsworth
Counsel of Record
Corr Cronin LLP
1015 Second Avenue, Floor 10
Seattle, WA 98104
tainsworth@corrcronin.com
Ph: 2066258600
Party name: Second Amendment Foundation


Christine Alexandra Budasoff
Counsel of Record
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1700 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
cbudasoff@gibsondunn.com
Ph: (202) 955-8500
Party name: Annunciation House, Inc.


Preston Neal Carter
Counsel of Record
Givens Pursley LLP
601 W. Bannock Street
Boise, ID 83702
prestoncarter@givenspursley.com
Ph: 208-388-1200
Party name: The Manhattan Institute, Religious Freedom Institute, and Animal Activist Legal Defense Project


Cynthia Fleming Crawford
Counsel of Record
Americans for Prosperity Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22203
CCRAWFORD@AFPHQ.ORG
Ph: 5713292227
Party name: Americans for Prosperity Foundation


Lori Dawn Kepner
Counsel of Record
Christian Legal Society
8001 Braddock Road, Suite 302
Springfield, VA 22151
LKepner@clsnet.org
Ph: 9286007433
Party name: Christian Legal Society, Gateway Pregnancy Center, Obria Medical Clinics PNW


Laura Darien Nammo
Center for Law & Religious Freedom
8001 Braddock Rd. Suite 302
Springfield, VA 22151
laura@clsnet.org
Ph: 7038621819
Party name: Christian Legal Society, Gateway Pregnancy Center, Obria Medical Clinics PNW


Jay Alan Sekulow
Counsel of Record
American Center for Law and Justice
201 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
sekulow@aclj.org
Ph: 2025468890
Party name: Pennsylvania Pregnancy Wellness Collaborative


David Christian Tryon
Counsel of Record
The Buckeye Institute
88 East Broad Street, Suite 1300
Columbus, OH 43215
d.tryon@buckeyeinstitute.org
Ph: (614) 224-4422
Party name: The Buckeye Institute


John Marc Wheat
Counsel of Record
Advancing American Freedom, Inc.
801 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 930
Washington, DC 20004-2729
MWHEAT@ADVANCINGAMERICANFREEDOM.COM
Ph: (202) 780-4848
Party name: Advancing American Freedom