US EditionUS Supreme Court seems skeptical toward Colorado LGBT 'conversion therapy' ban
The Supreme Court considers whether Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors violates free speech, with over 20 states having similar laws, as legal experts predict a possible overturn.
- The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing a Colorado law that bans conversion therapy aimed at minors in the case of Chiles v. Salazar.
- Kaley Chiles argues that the law violates her First Amendment rights and restricts her counseling methods, claiming no harm from her practices.
- Colorado's executive director maintains the law protects minors from harmful treatments, asserting that conversion therapy is unsafe and ineffective.
- The outcome may shape laws across 23 states against conversion therapy, as the court debates whether the law infringes free speech or regulates professional conduct.
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Justices appear sympathetic to Christian therapist in conversion therapy case
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in the case of Chiles v. Salazar, which could reverse conversion therapy bans across the United States. Kaley Chiles, a Christian therapist from Colorado, works as a counselor specializing in serving clients who often seek “religiously informed care” that aligns with traditional biblical understandings of sexuality and gender. She has argued that a 2019 Colorado law HB19-1129, also known as the “Prohi…
Conversion therapy at the Court
Supreme Court takes on conversion therapy: Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that will have far-reaching implications when a ruling is released in June. It deals with the Colorado law banning conversion therapy for gay and transgender minors, and weighing therapists' free speech rights (versus whether the statute places a "legal regulation on professional conduct," as The New York Times put it). Colorado's…
Supreme Court signals skepticism over Colorado conversion therapy ban
The Supreme Court appeared to lean toward supporting a free speech challenge to Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity—a decision that could have broad national consequences. Colorado is one of 23 states that ban conversion therapy, the practice of attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through therapy. If the justices rule against Colorado, the outco…
US Supreme Court skeptical toward Colorado LGBT ‘conversion therapy’ ban - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to side with a challenge on free speech grounds to a Colorado law banning psychotherapists from conducting “conversion therapy” that aims to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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