Supreme Court Says Nonprofits Can Challenge Government Requests For Donor Information
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests that sensitive donor information may be protected—for now.
On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport that a New Jersey nonprofit had standing to challenge a state subpoena demanding its donor information. The nation’s highest court overturned a lower court decision that had said the group had to wait until the subpoena was actually enforced.
The Court ruled that the non-profit didn’t have to wait for the government to force it to comply before it could challenge the subpoena. Just being asked to hand over sensitive donor information—especially because it could scare people away from donating—is enough to constitute a legal injury.