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Interview: Wyoming Doctor Forced off Medical Board for Exercising His Right to Free Speech

October 20, 2024

(The Daily Signal)—In an interview with the Daily Signal, Liberty Justice Center Senior Counsel Buck Dougherty and plaintiff Dr. Eric Cubin discuss the legal battle for Dr. Cubin’s free speech.

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon forced Dr. Cubin to resign from the Wyoming Board of Medicine after the doctor wrote a letter to the state legislature in support of Chloe’s Law, a bill that prohibits Wyoming doctors from performing gender reassignment surgeries on minors.

Shortly after Governor Gordon signed the bill into law, he removed Dr. Cubin from his position on the Wyoming Board of Medicine—explicitly citing Dr. Cubin’s letter to the legislature as the reason for his removal.

In August, the Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit against the Governor to defend Dr. Cubin’s First Amendment rights.

To learn more about the lawsuit, visit the Liberty Justice Center’s website here.