Judge Dismisses 1st Amendment Challenge To Medical Board’s Investigatory Powers

Mealey's (September 28, 2022, 1:44 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a lawsuit by a doctor and a physicians’ organization seeking to enjoin the Medical Board of California from investigating a complaint concerning the doctor’s COVID-19-related statements at a school district meeting and from conducting ongoing and future investigations of any California physicians based on their public speech about public health matters, alleging that such investigations violate the First Amendment, a California federal judge on Sept. 27 granted a motion of the board’s executive director and dismissed the plaintiffs’ first amended complaint with prejudice....