California Doctors Seek To Block State Law Sanctioning COVID-19 Misinformation

Mealey's (November 2, 2022, 1:37 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A group of California physicians filed suit against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and several other state officials in federal court on Nov. 1 seeking to invalidate state legislation that would allow state medical boards to discipline physicians for disseminating misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, contending that the legislation is a violation of their right to free speech under the First Amendment and is unconstitutionally vague in violation of their rights to due process of law under the 14th Amendment....