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Supreme Court sides with Colorado counselor in challenge to conversion therapy law
The 8-1 Supreme Court decision protects free speech rights of licensed therapists, ruling Colorado's ban on conversion therapy unconstitutional as it regulates speech, not conduct.
- On Tuesday, The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy violates the First Amendment free speech rights of therapist Kaley Chiles.
- In deciding the case, The Supreme Court accepted Chiles' argument that the law regulates speech rather than conduct, contrary to Colorado's position. Conversion therapy aims to encourage minors to identify as heterosexual or their birth gender.
- The American Medical Association, American Psychological Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics discredit the practice as ineffective and harmful, while Colorado's statute specifically applied to licensed therapists rather than religious entities.
- With more than 20 states maintaining similar laws, the decision carries broad national implications. Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson served as the sole dissenter in the ruling, which Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority.
- The 6-3 conservative majority frequently supports Christian free speech claims that conflict with anti-discrimination laws, following a pattern established in 2018 California and Maryland rulings where The Supreme Court also prioritized religious expression rights.
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CNN correspondents and analysts react to Supreme Court decision on conversion therapy
CNN Chief Legal Correspondent Paula Reid, CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig and CNN health reporter Jacqueline Howard join “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown” to discuss how the court sided with therapist in Colorado challenging a ban on conversion therapy.
8-1 SCOTUS Nukes ‘Egregious’ Colorado Ban On Therapists Helping Gender-Confused Clients
'The Constitution does not protect the right of some to speak freely; it protects the right of all. It safeguards not only popular ideas; it secures, even and especially, the right to voice dissenting views.'
Supreme Court Overturns Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy for minors.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Supreme Court, Christian therapist Kaley Chiles, and Colorado state officials.WHEN & WHERE: The ruling was issued on Tuesday and impacts Colorado and at least 20 other states with similar laws.KEY QUOTE: “The First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this…
US Supreme Court rejects Colorado's 'conversion therapy' ban
The US Supreme Court said on Tuesday that Colorado's ban on so-called "conversion therapy" was unconstitutional, violating the First Amendment of freedom of speech. Colorado's law currently bans licensed mental healthcare providers from seeking to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ patients under 18 through therapy. Violators face fines of up to $5,000 (€4,339). Over 20 US states and much of Europe, including Germany, have…
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