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Update: The Supreme Court’s Decision in First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport (formerly Platkin)
Blog May 11, 2026
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), a case concerning the ability of a crisis pregnancy center to challenge an administrative subpoena issued by the New Jersey Attorney General…
SCOTUS Considers Pre-Enforcement Challenges to State AG Subpoena: Oral Arguments in First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin
Blog December 05, 2025
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin, Docket No. 24-781, on December 2, 2025, concerning the administrative subpoena sent by the New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin to First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a pro-life crisis pregnancy organization in November 2023…
What to Expect: Changing Dynamic Between Mass. AGO and Incoming Trump Administration
Blog November 20, 2024
In the wake of the recent presidential election, State Attorneys General on both sides of the aisle are evaluating how a new Trump administration will potentially re-shape their activities over the next four years…
Recent Trends of State Attorneys General in Healthcare Regulation
Blog July 01, 2024
State Attorneys General play a significant role in shaping health care policy across the country. We outline several recent developments among State Attorneys General nationwide impacting healthcare companies, including issues related to medical billing and debt, hospital acquisitions and administration, and reproductive and gender-affirming care…
State Attorneys General Take to the Courts on the EEOC’s Final Regulation Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Blog June 24, 2024
Multiple state attorneys general took legal action against and in support of the EEOC’s final regulation implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Two recent federal district court decisions resulted in divergent outcomes…
State Attorneys General Weigh in Amidst Supreme Court Case That Could Restrict Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone
Blog March 04, 2024
Attorneys general across the country have joined in litigation related to mifepristone, a drug used for medication abortions. A case currently before the Supreme Court, FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, could affect access to the drug by invalidating FDA guidelines from 2016 and 2021 that loosened restrictions on prescribing and administering mifepristone…
State Attorneys General on the Abortion Frontlines
Blog August 10, 2022
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, state attorneys general are, not surprisingly, joining the frontlines of the ensuing state-by-state debate on abortion rights.  Consider two opposing examples from recent weeks.  In early July, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued a broad consumer advisory regarding so-called crisis pregnancy centers in Massachusetts, arguing that such facilities are frequently not licensed medical……

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Foley Hoag’s State Attorney General Investigations lawyers have the experience, the insight and the skill to guide your business through the considerable challenges of an AG investigation or enforcement action.

Our team knows firsthand how the AG and her line assistants approach investigations. Our legal team includes a former Massachusetts Attorney General, a former chief deputy attorney general, a former first assistant attorney general, a former deputy attorney general, a former chief of the business and labor bureau, a former deputy chief of the criminal bureau, and four partners who served as assistant United States attorneys.

Foley Hoag will work closely with you to develop and implement winning strategies to achieve your objectives and successfully resolve the investigation. And if there is no reasonable alternative but to litigate, our lawyers, including American College of Trial Lawyers fellows, have a record of substantial courtroom success. Whatever the path, we will fight to protect the reputation of your business and neutralize any adverse public relations implications arising from the AG action.