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California quietly repeals Covid 'misinfo' law that targeted doctors' speech rights
The state of California has repealed AB2098, which would have forced doctors to provide patients only with state-approved information about Covid-19, or risk losing their medical license. The law had already lost in court, and the state faced "humiliation" before a federal appeals panel -
Berkley company says FTC overstepped its power by suing the company for allegedly marketing capsules claimed to treat Covid
A Berkley medical supply company is arguing in court the Federal Trade Commission has no authority to sue the company for marketing a supplement that allegedly claimed to treat COVID-19, because initial authority rests with the U.S. Justice Department. -
Judge blocks state from using new law to go after doctors who may disagree with 'scientific consensus' on Covid
A federal judge in Sacramento said the law, AB2098, was unconstitutionally vague, because it allows the Medical Board to rely on an "ill-defined ... scientific consensus" to determine if doctors can be disciplined or even barred from practicing medicine in California