Judge Rules On 1st Amendment Row Over Unlicensed Advice From ‘End-Of-Life Doulas’

Mealey's (January 27, 2023, 10:45 AM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge granted in part a summary judgment to a nonprofit providing “end-of-life doula” counseling in its free speech and due process violation suit against the California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, enjoining the bureau from citing Full Circle for offering free advice without a license and finding that despite conflicting messages, the bureau conceded “that it has no important or compelling interest in regulating that speech.”...