Political subpoena cases

Political subpoena cases concern the issue of politically motivated government subpoenas on advocacy groups in violation of the First Amendment, which is before the U.S. Supreme Court during its Supreme Court 2025 Term in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin:

• • • Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, 594 U.S. 595 (2021)
• Bennett v. Hendrix, 423 F.3d 1247 (11th Cir. 2005)
• Constantine v. Rectors & Visitors of George Mason University, 411 F.3d 474 (4th Cir. 2005)
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022)
• Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Healey, 28 F.4th 383 (2d Cir. 2022)
  • Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Schneiderman, 316 F. Supp. 3d 679 (S.D.N.Y. 2018)
  • Felder v. Casey, 487 U.S. 131 (1988)
• First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Attorney General New Jersey, 2024 WL 3493288 (3d Cir. July 9, 2024)
  • • Google, Inc. v. Hood, 822 F.3d 212 (5th Cir. 2016)
• Harmon Law Offices, P.C. v. Attorney General, 991 N.E.2d 1098 (Mass. App. Ct. 2013)
• Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 480 (1994) (Section 1983 provides “a federal forum for claims of unconstitutional treatment at the hands of state officials.”)
• In re Addonizio, 248 A.2d 531 (N.J. 1968)
• In re Investigation of KAHEA, 497 P.3d 58 (Haw. 2021)
  • Knick v. Township of Scott, 588 U.S. 180 (2019)
• McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187, 373 U.S. 668 (1963)
• Media Matters for America v. Bailey, 2024 WL 3924573 (D.D.C. Aug. 23, 2024)
• Media Matters for America v. Paxton, 732 F. Supp. 3d 1 (D.D.C. 2024)
• Mitchum v. Foster, 407 U.S. 225 (1972)
• Monroe v. Pape, 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
  • NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, 357 U.S. 449 (1958)
• Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart, 427 U.S. 539 (1976)
  • Obria Group, Inc. v. Ferguson, 2025 WL 27691 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 3, 2025)
• Publius v. Boyer-Vine, 237 F. Supp. 3d 997 (E.D. Cal. 2017)
• Reisman v. Caplin, 375 U.S. 440 (1964)
• Second Amendment Foundation v. Ferguson, 2024 WL 97349 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 9, 2024)
  • Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Attorney General of New Jersey, 105 F.4th 67 (3d Cir. 2024)
• Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Attorney General of New Jersey, 27 F.4th 886 (3d Cir. 2022)
• Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs, 571 U.S. 69 (2013)
• State ex rel. Danforth v. Independent Dodge, Inc., 494 S.W.2d 362 (Mo. Ct. App. 1973)
  • • Twitter, Inc. v. Paxton, 56 F.4th 1170 (9th Cir. 2022)
• U.S. News & World Report, L.P. v. Chiu, 2024 WL 2031635 (N.D. Cal. May 7, 2024)
• WinRed, Inc. v. Ellison, 59 F.4th 934 (8th Cir. 2023)