Laura Powell – California Globe

Federal Judge Enjoins California Medical Boards from Punishing Doctors for Rejecting the Government’s COVID Narrative

August 7, 2026 10:43 amAugust 7, 2026 10:43 am

Some good news out of California this week. On August 5, U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb of the Eastern District of California granted a preliminary injunction in Kory v. Bonta, barring California’s medical licensing boards from investigating, prosecuting or...

EXCLUSIVE: Physicians Win Covid-Era Injunction: ‘US Government Will Never Get to Tell Doctors What They Can Say Anymore’

August 7, 2026 8:13 amAugust 9, 2026 7:39 am

California passed Assembly Bill 2098 in 2022 to punish doctors for spreading “Covid misinformation.” That horrible period of time seems like many years ago, but the Orwellian after effects have lingered. AB 2098, authored by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), punished physicians and...

Why the Senate Cover-Up of the Absent Senator?

June 30, 2025 10:00 amJune 30, 2025 2:01 pm

Friday, after 5:00pm, the Globe received an email from Senate Rules, with a letter attached and signed by Senate Secretary Erika Contreras dripping with attitude, announcing that despite their previous stonewalled response to my California Public Records Request seeking public...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Bill to Charge Parents With ‘Child Abuse’ for not Affirming Trans Children

September 23, 2023 8:47 amSeptember 23, 2023 8:49 am

Straying from his open support of the trans movement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom just vetoed Assembly Bill 957 by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), in which a parent could lose custody for not “affirming” or agreeing to a child’s claims...

CA Senate Passes Bill to Charge Parents With ‘Child Abuse’ for not Affirming Transgenderism in Custody Cases

September 6, 2023 10:28 pmSeptember 8, 2023 9:18 am

Under California’s Assembly Bill 957 by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), a parent could lose custody for not “affirming” or agreeing to a child’s claims about gender identity. This bill just passed the Senate Tuesday. The bill, co-authored by Sen....

Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Require Parents ‘Affirm’ Trans Children

June 13, 2023 4:40 pmJune 13, 2023 4:40 pm

The California Senate Judiciary Committee just heard and passed Assembly Bill 957 by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), in which a parent could lose custody for not “affirming” or agreeing to a child’s claims about gender identity. The bill, co-authored...

Under New California Bill, Parents Would be Charged With ‘Child Abuse’ for not Affirming Transgenderism

June 12, 2023 8:44 amFebruary 10, 2025 10:39 am

Under California’s Assembly Bill 957 by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), a parent could lose custody for not “affirming” or agreeing to a child’s claims about gender identity. The bill, co-authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would require judges...