Court Revives Lawsuit Over Medical Board Campaigns Against COVID-19 ‘Disinformation’

Published on June 4, 2024

A federal appeals court on June 3 revived a lawsuit against medical boards over their COVID-19 censorship campaigns. The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Educational Foundation (AAPS) suit against three boards can move forward, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled, reversing a U.S. district judge’s dismissal of the case. AAPS, which represents doctors, has plausibly alleged injury from the announcements from the boards that they would strip certification from doctors who spoke out against COVID-19 vaccines, masks, lockdowns, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the appeals court panel found. “AAPS sufficiently alleges injury-in-fact, traceability, and redressability for its First Amendment claims against the board defendants, meaning it has standing to pursue those claims,” U.S. Circuit Judge Kurt Engelhardt, writing for the unanimous panel, said....

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