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Round Two coming up in the AB 2098 Cali. Covid “Misinformation” Wars

Round Two coming up in the AB 2098 Cali. Covid “Misinformation” Wars

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As I’ve stated in many of my AB 2098 posts, there will be several lawsuits challenging AB 2098. The first one was filed a couple of days ago. The plaintiffs are a psychiatrist who is already under investigation for public Covid misinformation to the public. The other plaintiff is a well-known physician activist who has a concierge practice in Orange country. I’ve seen the complaint, but I don’t think the preliminary injunction papers have been filed yet. I have been…

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Getting to Love AB 2098 (not)

Getting to Love AB 2098 (not)

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As feared but expected, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 2098. New laws go into effect January 1st of the following year, so unless I am missing something, or unless enjoined by a court, starting 1/1/2023 the California Business and Profession Code will have a new provision, Section 2270 which provides as follows: 2270. (a) It shall constitute unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to disseminate misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19, including false or misleading information regarding the…

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The Mackenzie Covid Misinformation Lawsuit is Dismissed

The Mackenzie Covid Misinformation Lawsuit is Dismissed

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Yesterday afternoon, I appeared in Sacramento federal court for a hearing (i.e., listening to the judge’s decision and getting a limited opportunity to respond) on our motion for a preliminary injunction and the Board’s motion to dismiss the case. Per the title: the Board 1, Mackenzie/Jaffe 0. I thought I was right on the law and I thought I had the facts on our side, especially since 1. there has never been a court in the U.S. jurisprudence that has…

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AB 2098, some final thoughts before the Governor does what he’s going to do

AB 2098, some final thoughts before the Governor does what he’s going to do

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I’ve read that Governor Newsom has over 500 bill sitting on his desk waiting for his signature. One of them is AB 2098, which would make it a disciplinable offense for a physician to provide a patient with advice or treatment recommendations not consistent with the mainstream ever-changing and often backtracking Covid narrative. I and many others have written much about the bill and why it’s a bad idea. And of course, I have sued the Medical Board for its…

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My Thoughts on Judge Bernal’s Decision in the Cell Surgical Network Case

My Thoughts on Judge Bernal’s Decision in the Cell Surgical Network Case

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As anyone following the private stem cell clinic saga knows, on August 30, 2022, California District Court Judge Jesus Bernal issued his decision and final judgment on the FDA attempt to enjoin Drs. Mark Berman and Eliot Lander from continuing to use their adipose stem cell treatments on patients. Their affiliate based company Cell Surgical Network (“CSN”) had many physicians throughout the country who were operating with their protocol and reporting data, which data was collected and collated by a…

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Paperwork on the Mackenzie Preliminary Injunction Motion Done, and more surprising stuff comes out

Paperwork on the Mackenzie Preliminary Injunction Motion Done, and more surprising stuff comes out

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As you all know, back in early July, I filed a lawsuit against the Cali. Medical Board for starting an unconstitutional investigation against a Cali physician based on a complaint about his public comments during a school board Zoom meeting. You’ll recall that the Federation of State Medical Board back in July, 2021 called for its member boards to pursue its licensees for speaking out against the mainstream Covid narrative. Back in February 2022, Board President Kristina Lawson, JD announced…

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Breaking News! You’re not Going to Believe what the Cali. Medical Board is NOT Doing!

Breaking News! You’re not Going to Believe what the Cali. Medical Board is NOT Doing!

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As many of you know, I have been hard at work on a big First Amendment case to stop the Cali. Medical Board (and maybe soon other medical boards soon) from investigating physicians for their public criticism of the mainstream Covid narrative. I happen to think that a physician has an unfettered right to express her opinion about matters of public health without the threat of professional discipline. While medical boards might have jurisdiction to oversee the standard of care…

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Update: Preliminary Injunction Motion filed against the Cali. Medical Board!

Update: Preliminary Injunction Motion filed against the Cali. Medical Board!

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Yesterday afternoon, I filed a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction to stop the Cali. Medical Board from continuing investigating physicians for spreading so-called “Covid Misinformation” to the public. The hearing on the motion will likely be at the end of September. I think there is an excellent chance the judge will grant the motion. I won’t bore you with all the paperwork, but here is our Memo in support of the injunction motion and the very excellent declaration of PIC’s…

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My Interview with Allison Royal on the Mckenzie lawsuit

My Interview with Allison Royal on the Mckenzie lawsuit

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Yesterday, I did an interview with now independent journalist Allison Royal on the Mackenzie case. Here is the link. https://rumble.com/v1ec0cn-ca-medical-board-drops-investigation-of-doctor-that-spoke-out-at-school-boa.html I had never heard of her so I dug around the internet and found out that she walks the walk. She had been a tv reporter for a San Diego TV station, and by all accounts a pretty good one. But she had one problem: She didn’t want to get vaccinated and she was the only reporter who wouldn’t take…

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Pretty Big Update on Mackenzie vs Cali. Medical Board: Board closes its investigation after we file suit, and we just filed an amended complaint

Pretty Big Update on Mackenzie vs Cali. Medical Board: Board closes its investigation after we file suit, and we just filed an amended complaint

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Perhaps by coincidence or lucky timing, six days after we filed the lawsuit against the Cali. Medical Board for investigating Doug Mackenzie for “covid misinformation,” the Board send him a letter saying that it was closing its investigation (which investigation was commenced in December 2021). I figured that would happen. So, today I filed an amended complaint adding a physicians’ group (Physicians for Informed Consent) as a plaintiff, to help rebut the anticipated argument that our lawsuit was moot. Here…

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