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The Tammy Baldwin NFL Netflix Statement That Just Reopened the National Argument Over Streaming Sports
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (427+ words) When a federal lawmaker learns that one of their state's most cherished cultural institutions will only be accessible behind a paywall on a particular...
Judge rejects lawsuit against rewrite of WA parental rights law
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (763+ words) A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students. Thurston County Superior Court Judge John Skinder acknowledged the case over…...
Decision Analysis'First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Davenport: The Supreme Court Just Gave Subpoena Targets More Options
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (939+ words) The Supreme Court just gave recipients of government subpoenas, civil investigative demands, and other legal process a new and potentially powerful tool for responding to those investigative demands, especially if those demands burden speech, association, or other federally protected rights....
Update: The Supreme Court's Decision in First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport (formerly Platkin)
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (715+ words) If you are a regular reader of State AG Insights, you know that we have previously blogged about First Choice Women's Resource Centers v. Platkin (now Davenport, with the end of Attorney General Platkin's tenure and Attorney General Davenport's recent appointment),…...
[Event] Legal Ethics Considerations for Civil Rights Compliance in Education - May 27th, Denver, CO
1+ week, 3+ day ago (320+ words) Join education attorney and Coloradan, Dr. Eric T. Butler, for a fast-paced, one-hour CLE focused on the ethical challenges that arise in civil rights compliance in education. This session examines how the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct intersect with Title…...
DOJ Subpoenas Apple, Google for 100, 000 User Records in Defeat Device Probe " SOFX
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (219+ words) The U. S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed Apple and Google for the identities, addresses, and purchase histories of more than 100, 000 people who downloaded the EZ Lynk Auto Agent, a vehicle tuning app the government alleges is an emissions defeat device. Forbes…...
First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport
1+ week, 6+ day ago (725+ words) On April 29, 2026, the US Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport, No. 24-781, holding that a subpoena demanding information about a nonprofit's donors injured the organization by burdening its First Amendment right to freedom…...
Ninth Circuit Finds First Amendment Right to Donate to Patient Assistance Charities, With Possible Impact on Enforcement of Federal Anti-Kickback Statute
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1277+ words) Last week, the Ninth Circuit issued a published decision striking down California's Assembly Bill 290 (AB 290) on First Amendment grounds. See Fresenius Med. Care Orange Cnty. , LLC v. Bonta, No. 24-3654 (9th Cir. Apr. 7, 2026). .. .By: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Ninth Circuit Finds First…...
Supreme Court Unanimously Limits State AG's Subpoena Power Over Donor Information
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (337+ words) The decision may also have effects outside of the nonprofit space, giving organizations an argument that they have injury in fact any time a state AG issues a subpoena requesting information that burdens a constitutional right. First Choice Women's Resource…...
Supreme Court rules for First Choice in landmark donor privacy decision: Key takeaways
1+ week, 2+ day ago (449+ words) On April 29, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport, [1] holding that a faith-based nonprofit organization has Article III standing to challenge a state Attorney General's investigatory subpoena in federal court…...