Will the Supreme Court Strike Down State Bans on 'Conversion Therapy'?

Will the Supreme Court Strike Down State Bans on 'Conversion Therapy'?

(MedPage Today) -- The constitution affords states the power to protect the public's health. States have long exercised their powers by regulating substandard or harmful treatments through professional licensing, scope of practice, and medical...

Nicolais: Do not count on consistency from the Supreme Court in conversion therapy case

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Republican Supreme Court Justices Unwittingly Undermine Originalism

The Supreme Court recently held oral argument in Chiles v. Salazer, a case involving a First Amendment free speech challenge to a CO statute that bans LGBTQ “conversion therapy” for minors, including so-called “talk therapy.” CO defended the statute,...

Supreme Court starts new term with conversion therapy hearing before voting rights showdown

The justices turned down Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal and started hearing arguments in their new term, with a big hearing on voting rights coming up.

If ‘Conversion Therapy’ Is Free Speech, What Isn’t?

Based on oral arguments this week, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems likely to hold that the First Amendment protects so-called conversion therapy for gay and transgender minors when it is conducted entirely through conversation. If so, it would be the first time the court has ever held that talk therapy is fully protected speech, rather than a form of medical treatment conducted through words.