California judge issues preliminary injunction blocking COVID ‘misinformation’ law: reports

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A California judge issued a preliminary injunction against a state law that empowers the Medical Board of California to discipline physicians who support opinions about COVID-19 that are not in line with the "consensus," according to reports.

Published 4 months ago · Sacramento, United States

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Reuters

California law aiming to curb COVID misinformation blocked by judge

A U.S. judge has blocked a California law that sought to penalize doctors who spread "misinformation or disinformation" about COVID-19 while he considers a pair lawsuits challenging it on free speech grounds.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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Washington Times

Judge halts California’s COVID misinformation law

A federal judge has temporarily halted California's new misinformation law that restricts the advice doctors can give patients about COVID-19.

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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The Hill

Federal judge blocks California misinformation law

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a California law intended to prevent doctors from spreading COVID-19 misinformation or disinformation to patients, finding that it is “unconstitutionally vague.” A group of five doctors and two nonprofit advocacy groups sued in November after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed Assembly Bill 2098 into law the month before. …

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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Washington Examiner

Newsom law that punished doctors for COVID-19 'misinformation' blocked by California judge

A U.S. judge blocked the implementation of a California law that sought to punish doctors for spreading "misinformation" about COVID-19 while he considers two lawsuits challenging the measure as an infringement on the First Amendment.

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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OAN

CA judge questions COVID "misinformation" law targeting doctors, puts law on hold

A California judge has put a preliminary injunction on AB2098, a bill that looks to punish doctors for spreading Covid "misinformation".

4 months ago·San Diego, United States

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The Mercury news

Judge puts new California law policing doctors’ COVID speech on hold

AB 2098 was among the more controversial bills related to the COVID-19 pandemic, empowering California licensing authorities to punish doctors who deviate from public health messaging about the vir…

4 months ago·San Jose, United States

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