The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will review an appeal by First Choice Women’s Resource Center, a network of faith-based crisis pregnancy clinics, that seeks to block a subpoena issued by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin. The subpoena, part of an investigation into whether the centers misled women by implying they provided abortion referrals, demands donor lists and other internal documents. The Third Circuit had dismissed the center’s federal lawsuit, but the high court’s decision to grant certiorari puts the scope of states’ investigative powers and the First Amendment rights of anti-abortion organizations on next term’s docket. In a separate unsigned order, the justices directed New York courts to reconsider a 2017 state rule that requires employer-sponsored health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions. The Catholic Diocese of Albany and other religious groups contend the mandate violates constitutional protections for religious exercise. While the Supreme Court did not strike down the regulation, its grant-vacate-remand order revives the diocese’s challenge and signals continued scrutiny of state measures that collide with religious objections to abortion.
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