The Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a Colorado law that bans so-called “conversion therapy” in talk therapy for LGBTQ patients. The decision found that such laws violate the free speech rights of counselors.
The 8-1 decision reversed a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit that upheld the Colorado law as a regulation on professional conduct by medical professionals.
The Supreme Court’s majority opinion, written by Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, held that the state law violated the free speech rights of talk therapy counselor Kaley Chiles by favoring one viewpoint over another.
