The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Educational Foundation (AAPS) filed a lawsuit today in the federal Southern District of Texas, against three medical special boards for their threatened retaliation against physicians who speak out on matters of public concern. AAPS stands up for First Amendment rights of physicians who, like all American citizens, should […]
In a stunning reversal of two Courts of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned their decisions in prosecutions of physicians who were denied a full good-faith defense in connection with their prescription of pain medications. One of the physicians had been sentenced to 21 years in prison, while the other physician received a 25-year […]
On Thursday the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) filed its amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the lawsuit against United Airlines over its Covid vaccine mandate. United removed from their positions pilots and flight attendants who obtained religious exemptions from the Covid vaccine, and employees sued […]
On Dec 27, 2021, AAPS, along with Jeffrey Singer, M.D., filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to reverse the unjust conviction of Dr. Xiulu Ruan. “The question presented, on which the circuits are deeply divided, is whether a physician alleged to have prescribed controlled substances outside the usual course […]
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of Dr. Vilasini Ganesh, who was denied the right to substitute counsel of her choosing and instead forced to stand trial with an unwanted lawyer. She is now serving a 63-month sentence in […]
On November 29, 2021 the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Vilasini Ganesh, MD. The brief reads in part: In this prosecution over a private billing dispute, unrelated to any federal programs such as Medicare or Medicaid or the quality of any […]
Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of AAPS v. FDA Without reaching the merits, on September 9, 2021, the Court affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of the AAPS case against FDA for withholding millions of doses of hydroxychloroquine donated to the National Strategic Stockpile, citing lack of standing (https://tinyurl.com/5dwmek7c). AAPS “failed to plausibly plead that any member has […]
Uninsured and other self-pay patients are facing increasing difficulty filling legitimate prescriptions for medically-appropriate pain medications in part due to one-size-fits all rules being imposed by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. As Marilyn Singleton, M.D., J.D., submitted as President of AAPS in comments to HHS in March 2019: “[T]oo often the unintended consequences created by […]
April 2021 update: AAPS reply brief filed with 7th Circuit: https://aapsonline.org/aaps-v-abms-4-29-2021.pdf March 2021 update: AAPS files brief with 7th Circuit: https://aapsonline.org/aaps-v-abms-3-9-2021.pdf ——————————————– October 2020 update: AAPS files appeal with 7th Circuit: http://aapsonline.org/aaps-v-abms-10-21-2020.pdf ——————————————– November 2019 update: A status hearing was held on November 4, 2019. The judge indicated the potential for a decision to be […]
On Monday the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons filed its Petition for Writ of Mandamus with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on its lawsuit to end governmental interference with public access to hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). The Respondents include the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Health & Human […]