NEW ORLEANS – The Fifth Circuit revived the Association of American Physicians' claims the American Board of Internal Medicine illegally censored doctors who spoke critically of Covid lockdowns, mask and vaccination mandates, and abortion by labeling dissenting views as disinformation and threatening to strip doctors of their credentials for expressing dissenting opinions. The Association has shown it suffered injury due to doctors choosing to self-censor rather than lose their certification. However, on remand the Association must prove that the board’s conduct qualifies as state action to proceed.
Read the ruling [here](https://webservices.courthousenews.com/sites/Data/AppellateOpinionUploads/2024-03-6--12-03-21-medical board.pdf) .
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