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Complaint Challenges Unconstitutional Misuse of Medical Licensing PowerSacramento, CA&nbsp;&nbsp;- December 9, 2025On December 5, 2025, Dr. Simone M. Gold, M.D., J.D., an emergency room physician and founder of America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS), filed a <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1765307400/CMB_Complaint_83bc9e33e6.pdf?updated_at=2025-12-09T19:10:01.154Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">First Amended Complaint</a> in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California against the Medical Board of California, its President Kristina Lawson, and former President Reji Varghese.The lawsuit challenges an unprecedented disciplinary campaign in which California regulators sought to revoke Dr. Gold’s medical license, not for patient harm or misconduct, but for constitutionally protected speech criticizing state COVID-19 policies and advocating for medical freedom.The filing alleges that the Medical Board of California engaged in viewpoint discrimination, selective enforcement, and denial of due process by weaponizing its licensing authority to punish Dr. Gold for public statements that conflicted with state-approved narratives.Dr. Gold was subjected to multiple investigations and a formal accusation despite the absence of any patient complaints and despite her unblemished professional record. The Board’s action rested solely on a misdemeanor trespass conviction unrelated to patient care, a basis for discipline that has never before been used in the Board’s 145-year history.In January 2025, the San Diego County Superior Court issued a&nbsp;<a href="https://aflds.org/about-us/press-releases/dr-gold-scores-another-legal-victory-over-cmb">Writ of Mandate</a> vacating the Medical Board’s disciplinary order. The court held that Dr. Gold’s conduct was not substantially related to the duties or qualifications of a physician and that the Board lacked statutory authority to impose any discipline. The court rejected key factual assertions advanced by the Board and awarded costs to Dr. Gold as the prevailing party.The complaint alleges that state officials acted in bad faith throughout the proceedings and ignored governing legal standards to advance a retaliatory objective. It highlights a highly unusual and unsolicited four-page letter sent by then-Medical Board President Kristina Lawson to the federal sentencing judge in Dr. Gold’s misdemeanor trespass case, despite Lawson having no role in the criminal proceedings. Identifying herself as the President of the California Medical Board, Lawson engaged in extensive ad hominem attacks against Dr. Gold, and the filing alleges this extraordinary intervention exposes retaliatory intent, personal animus, and a misuse of official power by the same official who later oversaw disciplinary action against Dr. Gold’s medical license.AFLDS maintains that state medical boards may not lawfully invent authority they do not possess, nor may they punish licensed professionals for engaging in protected speech on matters of public concern. The organization contends that the California Medical Board abandoned its statutory mission of protecting patients and instead operated as an enforcement mechanism for ideological conformity.“This case exposes a profound abuse of regulatory power,” said AFLDS attorney David Dalia. “Licensing boards do not have constitutional license to silence dissent. Courts have already confirmed the Board exceeded its authority, and this lawsuit seeks to enforce the boundaries the Constitution demands.”Attorney Heather Gibson stated, "Kristina Lawson, the former head of the California Medical Board, expressed her contempt against Dr. Gold after Dr. Gold publicly accused her of corruption by writing a letter on her law firm's letterhead to Dr. Gold's sentencing judge. In her letter, she touted her position as the President of the Medical Board, ostensibly in order to give her letter more credibility and authority with the judge, and pushed for a harsh sentence. In doing so, she made it clear that she would use her position of public trust on the Medical Board to harm Dr. Gold in any way she possibly could for her own, personal reasons."&nbsp;“I did not violate my oath,” said Dr. Simone Gold. “I honored it. The Medical Board chose usurpation over regulation and retaliation over accountability, attempting to destroy my career for speaking openly and honestly. This case is about restoring constitutional limits and ensuring no doctor is forced to choose between integrity and their livelihood.”Dr. Gold seeks declaratory and injunctive relief, compensatory damages against individual officials acting under color of law, and a ruling affirming that medical licensing authorities may not engage in viewpoint discrimination, selective enforcement, or retaliatory censorship.# # #About AFLDSWe are the Nation's independent authority on ethical and transparent standards in science, health, and human rights. We provide individuals with unbiased and accurate information from the world's top experts in medicine and law so you can be empowered with facts to protect your rights, take care of your health, and safeguard your future.&nbsp;Visit AFLDS.org Media Contact&nbsp;Lisa Alexander, Communications Director |&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Media@AFLDS.org">Media@AFLDS.org</a>

Dr. Simone Gold Files Federal Suit Against California Medical Board

Key Orders Elevate Religious Liberty and Constitutional LimitsWashington, DC | December 8, 2025America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS) announced today two consequential actions by the U.S. Supreme Court that sharply escalate judicial scrutiny of coercive vaccine mandates and reaffirm that constitutional limits remain fully operative in times of crisis.In&nbsp;<a href="https://aflds.org/about-us/press-releases/aflds-files-amici-curiae-brief-in-miller-v-mc-donald">Miller v. McDonald</a>, the Amish vaccine mandate, the Supreme Court issued a&nbsp;grant, vacate, and remand (GVR) order, directing the lower court to reconsider the case&nbsp;in light of&nbsp;<a href="https://aflds.org/about-us/press-releases/scotus-delivers-landmark-ruling-in-mahmoud-v-taylor">Mahmoud v. Taylor</a>. This action nullifies the prior ruling and compels renewed review under strengthened First Amendment standards governing religious liberty and unconstitutional coercion.Separately, in&nbsp;<a href="https://aflds.org/about-us/press-releases/aflds-files-amici-curiae-brief-in-does-v-hochul">Does v. Hochul</a>, a case involving New York healthcare workers terminated under the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate,&nbsp;the Supreme Court issued a Call for the Views of the Solicitor General&nbsp;(CVSG). This rare step signals that the Court considers the constitutional questions raised by New York’s mandate regime serious, unresolved, and worthy of heightened scrutiny before deciding whether to grant full review.In&nbsp;<a href="https://thegoldreport.substack.com/p/why-the-amish-fight-against-vaccine">Miller</a>, Amish parents and schools challenge New York’s elimination of religious exemptions to school vaccine requirements. As detailed in AFLDS’s prior&nbsp;<a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1756995060/AFD_Miller_Amicus_Brief_83cf970755.pdf?updated_at=2025-09-04T14:11:01.395Z">amici curiae brief</a>, state officials sought to impose ruinous fines on peaceful religious communities for refusing injections that violate deeply held religious convictions. The Supreme Court’s decision to vacate and remand confirms that such claims cannot be dismissed under diluted constitutional analysis.In&nbsp;<a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1749502773/Does_v_Hochul_AFLDS_Amici_Brief_31bd803a3b.pdf?updated_at=2025-06-09T20:59:34.242Z">Does</a>, former healthcare workers allege that New York unlawfully revoked religious accommodations and that the lower courts improperly treated the government’s assertion that the COVID shots were “safe and effective” as indisputable fact. AFLDS has consistently maintained that these injections are personal medical treatments, not traditional vaccines, and that the misuse of judicial notice to justify compulsory medical intervention undermines due process, informed consent, and constitutional limits.“A GVR is not a procedural footnote, it is a directive,” said AFLDS attorney David Dalia. “The Supreme Court wiped away the lower court’s ruling in&nbsp;Miller and ordered reconsideration under controlling First Amendment law. And by calling for the Solicitor General’s views in&nbsp;Does, the Court is openly questioning whether New York’s mandate regime can withstand meaningful constitutional review.”AFLDS Founder and President Dr. Simone Gold added:“From the outset of the COVID mandate era, America’s Frontline Doctors fought back in court. In 2021, AFLDS filed many lawsuits to stop unlawful vaccine mandates and to defend healthcare workers threatened with termination for refusing experimental injections. We rejected emergency decrees as law and coercion as consent.Our rights come from God and are protected by the Constitution. No state has the authority to violate conscience, destroy livelihoods, or force medical compliance. These mandates were unlawful, and they must be judged accordingly.”These Supreme Court developments build directly on AFLDS’s sustained legal advocacy in both cases and underscore a growing national reckoning with pandemic-era government overreach.AFLDS will continue to pursue accountability in the courts, defend medical freedom, and restore constitutional boundaries as these cases move forward.Stay tuned for further updates.# # #About AFLDSWe are the Nation's independent authority on ethical and transparent standards in science, health, and human rights. We provide individuals with unbiased and accurate information from the world's top experts in medicine and law so you can be empowered with facts to protect your rights, take care of your health, and safeguard your future.&nbsp;Visit AFLDS.orgMedia Contact&nbsp;Lisa Alexander, Communications Director |&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Media@AFLDS.org">Media@AFLDS.org</a>

Supreme Court Intensifies Review of Vaccine Mandates

Bridges v. The Methodist Hospital Challenges COVID-19 Injection Mandates Washington, DC&nbsp;- November 20, 2025On November 19, 2025, Dr. Simone Gold and the AFLDS legal team filed an&nbsp;<a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1763657685/AFLDS_Amici_Brief_for_Bridges_1_25b2c8f2c3.pdf?updated_at=2025-11-20T16:54:46.534Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">amici curiae brief</a> with the United States Supreme Court in support of the Petitioners in&nbsp;Bridges v. The Methodist Hospital (25-481). The Petitioners are seeking <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1763657685/20251015222338432_Bridges_Petition_A_150bed293e.pdf?updated_at=2025-11-20T16:54:46.037Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reversal</a> of a Fifth Circuit ruling that upheld the terminations of employees who refused COVID-19 injections mandated as a condition of employment.&nbsp;Earlier this year, AFLDS also&nbsp;<a href="https://aflds.org/about-us/press-releases/aflds-files-amici-curiae-brief-in-bridges-v-the-methodist-hospital">supported</a> the appeal to the Fifth Circuit (24-20483).&nbsp;This case carries national significance. Lead Petitioner Jennifer Bridges is widely recognized as one of the first nationally known healthcare workers fired for refusing the COVID-19 injection, after Houston Methodist became the first major hospital system in the United States to impose such a mandate in 2021. Her termination became the earliest and most prominent test case in the Nation challenging compulsory COVID-19 injection policies.The Petitioners, including Bridges, were terminated by Houston Methodist Hospital after refusing the injections and argued that the mandate violated informed consent, constitutional protections, and multiple federal and state civil and criminal laws. The district court dismissed their claims, and the Fifth Circuit affirmed that dismissal. The Petition now before the United States Supreme Court seeks reversal and holds implications for millions of American workers.&nbsp;America’s Frontline Doctors maintains that the COVID-19 mRNA injections never received full FDA approval and remained experimental products offered only under Emergency Use Authorization. These products have been linked to millions of adverse reactions and a tragic number of fatalities reported by medical professionals to VAERS.&nbsp;Forcing employees to receive an experimental medical product under threat of job loss constitutes medical battery, violates the constitutional right to refuse medical treatment, and contravenes federal informed consent protections codified in law, including 21 U.S.C. §360bbb-3, 21 C.F.R. §50.20, 21 C.F.R. §50.25, 45 C.F.R. §46.116, the Common Rule, and principles derived from the Nuremberg Code, contractually binding upon both public and private actors in this case.“These unconstitutional and medically dangerous mandates must be rejected,” said&nbsp;AFLDS attorney David Dalia, Counsel of Record on the brief. “Informed consent requires real choice, free from coercion, force, or threats. No American should ever be put in the position of choosing between their livelihood and their life.”“This case confronts one of the most dangerous assaults on personal liberty in our lifetime,” said&nbsp;Dr. Simone Gold, Founder and President of America’s Frontline Doctors. “Jennifer’s courage reminds us that our bodies are sacred and our liberty is God-given. No employer and no government has the authority to violate that. If America allows forced medical procedures, then the moral foundation of our Nation collapses. AFLDS has fought these mandates from the beginning, and with three cases now before the Supreme Court, we remain committed to securing a national precedent that protects every American. We will not stop until justice is done.”AFLDS maintains that Supreme Court review is urgently needed to safeguard informed consent, protect the doctor-patient relationship, and reaffirm the constitutional right to refuse medical treatment. These rights become meaningless if employers can override them with coercive mandates.&nbsp;Stay tuned for further updates on this case and other AFLDS legal initiatives defending medical freedom.# # #About AFLDSWe are the Nation's independent authority on ethical and transparent standards in science, health, and human rights. We provide individuals with unbiased and accurate information from the world's top experts in medicine and law so you can be empowered with facts to protect your rights, take care of your health, and safeguard your future.&nbsp;Visit AFLDS.org Media Contact&nbsp;Lisa Alexander, Communications Director |&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Media@AFLDS.org">Media@AFLDS.org</a>

AFLDS Urges Supreme Court to Hear Pivotal Medical Freedom Case

&nbsp;New Initiative Restores Ethics, Evidence, and Autonomy to Medical EducationNaples, FL&nbsp; – November 4, 2025America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS) is proud to announce the official launch of its Continuing Medical Education (CME) Library—a comprehensive educational platform designed to equip healthcare professionals with the tools, courage, and knowledge to restore integrity to modern medicine. Powered by&nbsp;<a href="https://thebodyhealthcare.com/">The Body Health Care</a>, the AFLDS CME Library delivers accredited video-based continuing education for physicians, nurses, and allied professionals—offering trusted insights that strengthen clinical integrity and patient-centered care. For decades, continuing medical education has quietly shifted from genuine scientific inquiry to a vehicle for political and ideological conformity. Today, doctors are often pressured to repeat slogans about “equity,” “gender-affirming care,” and “public health compliance” instead of focusing on individual patients and biological truth. AFLDS’ CME Library directly challenges this trend—replacing woke propaganda with real medical science rooted in physiology, data, and ethics.“We built this library because physicians deserve access to truth—not corporate propaganda,” said&nbsp;Dr. Simone Gold, Founder and President of America’s Frontline Doctors. “For too long, continuing education has been controlled by pharmaceutical and political interests. Medicine was never meant to serve politics. Our CME Library restores education to its rightful place—where truth, ethics, and patient care come before ideology or fear, empowering doctors to think critically, heal ethically, and practice medicine as it was meant to be: independent and science-based.”The CME curriculum includes timely and courageous topics from early treatment protocols and vaccine ethics to informed consent, medical freedom, and the biological foundations of wellness. The inaugural catalog includes programs such as:<ul><li>&nbsp;Naturopathic Pearls: The Importance of a Firm Foundation in Wellness – Dr. Jana Schmidt</li><li>Pediatric Parenting Tips: How to Optimize Participation in Your Child’s Medical Decision Making – Dr. Angie Farella</li><li>Cholesterol-Heart Disease Myths – Dr. David Diamond</li></ul> All CME content is available for immediate viewing on&nbsp;<a href="https://freedom.aflds.org/cme">our website</a>, with credit hours offered through The Body Health Care. “This initiative restores the integrity of medical education,” said&nbsp;Dr. Dana Granberg-Nill, Medical Director of AFLDS. “Every lecture is built around clinical truth—not corporate talking points—so that practitioners can once again make decisions rooted in evidence, ethics, and compassion.”From courtroom advocacy to professional education, America’s Frontline Doctors continues to stand as the voice of medical conscience. The CME Library marks a major milestone in AFLDS’ ongoing mission to renew the medical profession through truth, courage, and compassion. &nbsp;# # #About AFLDSWe are the Nation's independent authority on ethical and transparent standards in science, health, and human rights. We provide individuals with unbiased and accurate information from the world's top experts in medicine and law so you can be empowered with facts to protect your rights, take care of your health, and safeguard your future.&nbsp;Visit AFLDS.org Media Contact&nbsp;Lisa Alexander, Communications Director |&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Media@AFLDS.org">Media@AFLDS.org</a>

AFLDS Launches Continuing Medical Education (CME) Library 

Embracing a Bright and Hopeful FutureNaples, FL.&nbsp;- October 15, 2025Dr. Simone Gold’s book, The Plot Against the Kids: A True COVID Story, has been released. Published by Skyhorse Publishing, this children’s book is available now on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plot-Against-Kids-Covid-Story/dp/1510785507/ref=sr_1_2?sr=8-2">Amazon</a>!The Plot Against the Kids tells the real story of the COVID-19 pandemic in a charming and accessible way. It will help young readers understand the tyranny that gripped our world in the absence of scientific curiosity, critical thinking, and common sense. This remarkable story will inspire kids to trust their own intuition, reject fear-based decision-making, and embrace a bright and hopeful future. Because after all, parents are meant for loving, children are meant for playing, and faces are meant for seeing!In a statement about her book, Dr. Gold said, “The COVID pandemic was a horrifying time in our country, especially for young Americans. The assault on our constitutional freedoms was unprecedented and the tyranny we faced took a heavy toll on our Nation. Shining the light of truth on this dark time in history is critical. This was not the first health emergency and it will not be the last. This book teaches children how tyranny took shape during the COVID-era and equips them with the tools to think freely and stand proudly to protect their God-given rights. It will give them courage to rise up against any challenge when tyranny rears its ugly head in the future. Truth, not fear, will overcome deception.”Sam and Kevin Sorbo, founders of Sorbo Studios, added, “This clever, well-illustrated allegory is a great way for parents to engage conversationally with their children about the frightening events of the recent crisis. Dr. Simone Gold speaks to children in a way that is both honest and uplifting - reminding them that they were made to live boldly, think clearly, and never be ruled by fear. For parents raising strong, resilient, freedom-minded children, this book is a must-read!”Your copy of&nbsp;The Plot Against the Kids can be ordered&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Plot-Against-Kids-Covid-Story/dp/1510785507/ref=sr_1_2?sr=8-2">HERE</a> with the audio version coming soon.&nbsp;# # #About AFLDSWe are the Nation's independent authority on ethical and transparent standards in science, health, and human rights. We provide individuals with unbiased and accurate information from the world's top experts in medicine and law so you can be empowered with facts to protect your rights, take care of your health, and safeguard your future.&nbsp;Visit AFLDS.org Media Contact&nbsp;Lisa Alexander, Communications Director |&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Media@AFLDS.org">Media@AFLDS.org</a>

Dr. Simone Gold’s The Plot Against the Kids Out Now!

Pearson v. Shriners Challenges Coercive Vaccine MandatesWashington, DC&nbsp;- September 23, 2025On September 19, 2025, Dr. Simone Gold and the AFLDS legal team filed an&nbsp;<a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1758667625/AFLDS_Pearson_Amici_Brief_9_19_2025_017f513712.pdf?updated_at=2025-09-23T22:47:05.570Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">amici curiae brief</a> with the United States Supreme Court in support of the Petitioners in&nbsp;Pearson v. Shriners Hospitals for Children (25-204). The Petitioners are seeking <a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1758667625/20250814130114868_Pearson_Petition_A_f573b3f823.pdf?updated_at=2025-09-23T22:47:05.997Z" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reversal</a> of a Fifth Circuit ruling after being terminated for refusing COVID-19 injections that were coercively mandated as a condition of employment.The case centers on whether employers may lawfully force employees to accept experimental COVID-19 shots under threat of job loss. The Petitioners, Jeri Pearson and several former employees, were terminated by the Respondent, Shriners Hospitals for Children, after refusing the injections. They brought suit in federal court, arguing that the mandate violated informed consent protections, constitutional rights, and federal and state civil and criminal laws and regulations. The district court dismissed their claims, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that dismissal. The Petition now before the U.S. Supreme Court asks for reversal and recognition that coercive medical mandates cannot override the fundamental right to bodily autonomy.America’s Frontline Doctors maintains that the COVID-19 mRNA injections never received full FDA approval and were only available under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Far from being safe and effective, these experimental products have been tied to more than 38,000 deaths and countless serious injuries reported to VAERS.Forcing employees to submit to these injections under threat of termination constitutes medical battery and violates longstanding federal protections for human subjects. AFLDS further contends that the lower courts’ refusal to intervene conflicts with Supreme Court precedent blocking federal vaccine mandates and sets a dangerous precedent of normalizing coercive medical experimentation on American workers.“These unconstitutional, irrational, and medically dangerous mandates should be rejected,” said AFLDS attorney David Dalia, Counsel of Record on the brief. “The Constitution does not allow employers to override fundamental human rights under the guise of public health. Informed consent must be voluntary, free of coercion, and rooted in full disclosure. No one should ever have to choose between their livelihood and their life.”“This case draws a line that cannot be crossed,” said Dr. Gold. “Your body is not the property of your employer, your government, or any pharmaceutical company. If Americans can be coerced into taking experimental injections to keep a job, then freedom is already lost. The Supreme Court must act to restore what is right.”AFLDS maintains that the Supreme Court’s review is urgently needed to protect the constitutional right to refuse medical treatment, the doctor-patient relationship, and the principle of informed consent.Stay tuned for further updates on this case and other AFLDS legal initiatives defending medical freedom.# # #About AFLDSWe are the Nation's independent authority on ethical and transparent standards in science, health, and human rights. We provide individuals with unbiased and accurate information from the world's top experts in medicine and law so you can be empowered with facts to protect your rights, take care of your health, and safeguard your future.&nbsp;Visit AFLDS.org &nbsp;Media Contact&nbsp;Lisa Alexander, Communications Director |&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Media@AFLDS.org">Media@AFLDS.org</a> &nbsp;

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