Do No Harm v. Gianforte
Race and gender preferences deny equality and opportunity on Montana’s public boards
Government regulatory boards are commonplace for countless professions throughout the country. Boards governing healthcare professions are among the most notable, as they're tasked with protecting citizens' health and safety. All states and several U.S. territories established boards to regulate the practice of medicine. In Montana, medical practit ...
Do No Harm v. John Bel Edwards
Louisiana’s medical board race quota denies equality and opportunity
Represented by Pacific Legal Foundation at no charge, Do No Harm is fighting back. Its federal lawsuit challenges the Louisiana medical board's race-based membership quota as violating the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection. Its victory would ensure that all candidates can compete equally for any city advisory board, regardless of race. ...
Shannon MacDonald, M.D., et al. v. Otto Sabando
Cancer doctors and patients fight for right to telehealth
Violating New Jersey's telehealth restriction is punishable by criminal charges and hefty fines and can put the doctor's medical license at risk. New Jersey's telehealth restrictions are not just wrong, they're also unconstitutional. Placing undue burdens on both out-of-state physicians and New Jersey patients that far outweigh any benefits violate ...
Azadeh Khatibi, et al. v. Hawkins, et. al
California’s controversial forced implicit bias training promotes distrust and resentment in medical care
Dr. Khatibi has organized and taught CME courses for many years on ophthalmology and, recently, following her cancer diagnosis, on mindfulness, wellness, and patient care for highly gifted and sensitive patients. Regardless of its relevance in her CME courses, she must replace some of her instruction with a discussion of implicit bias. Represented ...
Palmer v. Bonta
Nurse Practitioner Doctors Defend Truthful Titles, Free Speech, Livelihoods
Like a growing number of nurse practitioners in California, Sarah Erny earned a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP), the highest degree in advanced nursing. She's dubbed affectionately—and accurately—"Dr. Sarah" by her patients and colleagues. ...
Death of the Fox Brewing Co. v. NJ Div. of ABC
New Jersey craft brewers fight protectionist restrictions
Chuck and Death of the Fox are fighting back against the agency's unlawful rulemaking shortcut to stop the government from kneecapping some businesses to benefit others, to restore New Jersey microbrewers' right to make and sell beer to patrons on their property, and to ensure accountability and transparency in government. ...
Ami Hill and Muse Originals LLC v. Town of Kill Devil Hills et al.
Outer Banks ordinance throws livelihood and rights under the bus
Ami wants to preserve the right to the fruits of one's labor by stopping the town of Kill Devil Hills from forcing these businesses to convert into charitable fundraising organizations. ...
Roberts v. McDonald
Fighting New York’s illegal racial preferences in COVID treatment
Facing a severe shortage of two oral antiviral drugs and monoclonal antibodies that effectively treat COVID-19, New York's Health Department issued directives that providers use when allocating treatments in both the state and city of New York. The directives instruct healthcare providers to prioritize people based not just on objective, scientific ...
Ng v. Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
Fighting sex-based discrimination in University of Minnesota athletics
Evan Ng has been a competitive gymnast since he was six years old. He turned down a more lucrative financial aid offer from another university to attend the University of Minnesota and compete on its century-old gymnastics team. His hopes were dashed, however, when the university decided to cut men's gymnastics after the 2020-21 school year under t ...