Thomas questions basis for New Jersey subpoena of pregnancy center donors

Justice Clarence Thomas sharply questioned the basis New Jersey had for issuing subpoenas seeking vast information from a pregnancy center, pressing the state’s lawyers during oral arguments on Tuesday in a case before the Supreme Court over whether the pregnancy center can fight the legality of the subpoena in federal court.

The case, First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin , stems from a dispute over whether First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a pregnancy center that offers resources for expectant and new mothers, can challenge the constitutionality of the subpoena from New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin in federal court. Platkin argued that the subpoena is part of an investigation into whether First Choice misled donors into thinking it is an abortion clini