Mealey's (December 15, 2022, 1:12 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a lawsuit against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and several other state officials brought by a group of California physicians claiming that legislation that would allow state medical boards to discipline physicians for disseminating misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments violates the First Amendment and is unconstitutionally vague, the state officials filed their opposition to the physicians’ motion for a preliminary injunction, contending that the legislation is a valid exercise of regulatory authority and that the physicians lack standing to bring the suit....