No. 25A1032

Azadeh Khatibi, et al. v. Kristina D. Lawson, President of the Medical Board of California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-20
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: compelled-speech continuing-medical-education first-amendment government-speech implicit-bias medical-regulation
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state's general regulation of the practice of medicine transforms continuing medical education courses into government speech, thereby eliminating instructors' First Amendment protection against compelled speech regarding mandatory curriculum content such as implicit bias training

Docket Entries

2026-03-23
Application (25A1032) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until April 29, 2026.
2026-03-16
Application (25A1032) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 29, 2026 to April 29, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Azadeh Khatibi, et al.
Joshua Paul ThompsonPacific Legal Foundation, Petitioner