| 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 | |
| Date | 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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| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| Erin Morrow Hawley Counsel of Record | Alliance Defending Freedom 440 First Street NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20001 EHAWLEY@ADFLEGAL.ORG | 2023938690 |
| Party name: First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondent | ||
| 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 | (862) 350-5800 |
| Party name: Matthew Platkin, in his official capacity as Attorney General of New Jersey | ||
| Other | ||
| Victoria Elizabeth Ainsworth Counsel of Record | Corr Cronin LLP 1015 Second Avenue, Floor 10 Seattle, WA 98104 tainsworth@corrcronin.com | 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 | (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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | (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 | (202) 780-4848 |
| Party name: Advancing American Freedom | ||