NCLA Case Exposes How State Governments Escape Consequences for Unconstitutional Covid Policies

Administrative Static Podcast

In Høeg v. Newsom, NCLA represents several California physicians whose First Amendment rights were violated by Assembly Bill (AB) 2098—a law that subjected physicians to discipline for giving patients advice about Covid-related matters that didn’t comport with the “scientific consensus.” Many bad government actors have avoided facing legal consequences for unconstitutional actions by abusing the mootness doctrine.

In this episode, NCLA’s Jenin Younes discusses the recent oral argument in Høeg v. Newsom and the exploitation of the mootness doctrine.

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