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A new California law that empowers the state medical board to punish doctors for spreading COVID misinformation is now on hold following a federal judge's decision this week.
Judge William B. Shubb of the U. District Court for the Eastern District of California temporarily halted the law after opponents of the measure began the process of challenging it in court.
Five doctors sued state leaders, claiming the law is a violation of their First Amendment rights to free speech and expression and their Fourteenth Amendment rights to due process of law. The court proceeding may be the first of many relating to the measure that was first proposed in early , which at the time saw the omicron variant of COVID surge throughout the state and nation.
The author of the law, Democratic Assm. Evan Low, had not responded to a request for comment as of Thursday afternoon. Watch on Demand. Press enter to search Type to Search. Copy Link. Ashley Zavala. California Capitol Correspondent. Hide Transcript Show Transcript. Your Email Address. Video above: Top headlines for January 26, Good Housekeeping.
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