US EditionSupreme Court stirs free speech debate with 'conversion therapy' ruling
The measure would give patients up to 22 years to sue providers, as supporters say many do not recognize the harm for years.
- Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, introduced legislation extending the statute of limitations for malpractice suits against conversion therapy practitioners to 22 years, advancing California's new strategy after the Supreme Court struck down Colorado's ban.
- Last month, the Supreme Court sent Colorado's conversion therapy case back to lower courts in an 8-to-1 opinion, with Justice Neil Gorsuch implying such bans fail the strict scrutiny test required of laws regulating speech.
- Wiener's measure increases the statute of limitations from three years to 22 years, or within five years of discovering harm, helping deter therapists from engaging in the practice.
- A legislative committee voted 10-to-2 on Tuesday to advance the bill along party lines, aiming to curb conversion therapy by targeting the financial liability of practitioners.
- Opponents, including the California Family Council, argue the bill attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court's ruling; vice president Greg Burt stated the measure would "effectively suppress speech" and face new legal challenges.
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Chiles v. Salazar: A New Frontier of Speech
On March 31, 2026, Trans Day of Visibility, the Supreme Court issued an 8-to-1 opinion that places conversion therapy bans, meaning legal restrictions on therapy that helps individuals reject same-sex attractions or resist questions of gender identity, in the First Amendment’s line of fire. Kaley Chiles, a Colorado mental health counselor whose practice includes conversion therapy, sued her state in 2022, arguing that its conversion therapy ban …
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Can medical malpractice lawsuits protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy? This California lawmaker thinks so
Medical malpractice lawsuits may be one way to stop therapists from using conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth.
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tiffinohio.netSupreme Court ruling on Colorado conversion therapy case is not a clear win for conservatives
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on June 21, 2023. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)This commentary was originally published by The Conversation. In an 8-1 decision authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court held on March 31 that a Colorado law prohibiting licensed counselors from performing “conversion therapy” on minors was likely unconstitutional as applied to talk therapy. Justice Elena Kagan filed a separate concurrence, joined by Ju…
Supreme Court stirs free speech debate with 'conversion therapy' ruling
The Supreme Court’s ruling last week against bans on "conversion therapy" is stirring debate around free speech, with critics pointing to inconsistencies in the standard applied to bans on abortion and drag shows. In its ruling on Colorado’s 2019 ban on conversion therapy in the case of Chiles v. Salazar, the Supreme Court found that [...]
California Dems, LGBTQ groups spark legal, religious liberty concerns on fight against SCOTUS ruling
(The Lion)–Democratic lawmakers and LGBTQ groups in California are already looking for workarounds to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling prohibiting the state from censoring private counselor-client conversations about gender identity for minors, indicating the legal fight may be far from over. In March, the high court sided with Kaley Chiles, a Christian and professional counselor in Colorado, who challenged her state’s ban on so-called “convers…
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