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Erosion of Professional Medical Standards by the Supreme Court

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.12865

July 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint discusses the potential effect of recent US Supreme Court decisions that upheld the First Amendment rights of organizations that provide substandard or even unlicensed care that deceives patients.

Corresponding Author: Nicole Huberfeld, JD, Boston University School of Law and School of Public Health, 765 Commonwealth Ave, Office 1604G, Boston, MA 02215 (nlh@bu.edu).

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