First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport · ¶36

Next, recall First Choice's complaint. Because the district court dismissed this suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction as a matter of law, the parties take as given that we may treat all the complaint's well-pleaded allegations as true for purposes of our analysis. See Tr. of Oral Arg. 44, 60–67. In its complaint, First Choice alleged that it keeps donor information private. Pet. App. 130a. The group alleged, too, that the Attorney General had publicly called pro-life groups “ `extremists' ” and suggested that “ `charges' ” might be brought against them. Id., at 119a–120a. Given this, the complaint continued, the Attorney General's demand for donor records “discourages . . . individuals and entities from associating with First Choice” out of “fear that they themselves will face retaliation.” Id., at 137a. And, First Choice asserted, the “risk of loss of donors . . . greatly…

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