The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 to strike down a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors, siding with a Christian therapist on First Amendment grounds, France24 reports.
Why it matters: This decision invalidates state-level restrictions on talk therapy for minors, setting a major precedent regarding free speech and medical regulation.
- Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that the First Amendment prevents enforcing ideological orthodoxy, Salon.com.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, warning the ruling threatens state medical oversight, Salon.com.