Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Margo Roman v. Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine

May 6, 2025

Summary

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the county court’s judgment upholding the Board of Registration in Veterinary Medicine’s two‑year suspension of Dr. Roman’s veterinary license, finding that her email recommending COVID‑19 treatments for humans constituted the unauthorized practice of veterinary medicine, did not violate her free‑speech rights, and that the sanction was not arbitrary or capricious.