THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Supreme Court Overturns Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy.
The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for LGBT minors. In a surprising eight-to-one ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, the high court found in favor of Kaley Chiles, a Christian therapist who challenged the state's ban. The post Supreme Court Overturns Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT 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 country.” – Justice Neil Gorsuch IMPACT: The ruling effectively overturns the Colorado ban and similar laws in over 20 states, asserting free speech protections for therapists. IN FULL The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Colorado ‘s ban on conversion therapy…Open
AMERICANGREATNESS (Bryan Hyde) - Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado Ban on Conversion Therapy for Minors
In an 8–1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a Colorado mental health counselor who challenged that state’s ban on conversion therapy, ruling […] Source
NPR (Nina Totenberg) - Supreme Court strikes Colorado ban on conversion therapy
The Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy "regulates speech based on viewpoint."
JUSTTHENEWS (Natalia Mittelstadt) - Supreme Court strikes down Colorado law banning conversion therapy for LGBT minors
The 8-1 decision impacts more than 20 other states that have similar laws banning conversion therapy
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Supreme Court rejects Colorado's conversion therapy ban
The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with a Christian talk therapist who contended a Colorado law banning the discredited practice of conversion therapy to change minors' sexual orientation or gender expression violated her First Amendment rights. The big picture: The decision has implications beyond the Colorado therapy sessions by setting precedent that therapists' conversations with patients are regarded as a form of constitutionally protected speech and rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ youth . - A study from suicide and crisis prevention group The Trevor Project found that young people who reported going through conversion therapy were more than twice as likely to have reported attempting suicide and having multiple attempts…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Supreme Court rules against Colorado 'conversion therapy' ban
The Supreme Court found a ban on "conversion therapy" violated the First Amendment.
NYTIMES (Ann E. Marimow) - Supreme Court Rejects Colorado Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors
Colorado and more than 20 other states restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of L.G.B.T.Q. clients under the age of 18.
ABCNEWS - Supreme Court strikes down Colorado law banning 'conversion therapy' for minors
The Supreme Court struck down Colorado's ban on so-called "conversion therapy" for minors as a violation of counselors' free speech rights under the First Amendment.
WASHINGTONPOST (Justin Jouvenal) - Supreme Court finds law banning conversion therapy for minors likely violates free speech
The major ruling casts doubt on similar prohibitions in 30 states. It is the latest decision by the high court rolling back the rights of LGBTQ+ and transgender people.