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Supreme Court blocks Colorado's so-called 'conversion therapy' ban on First Amendment grounds
By Michael Dorgan, Ashley Oliver
Published March 31, 2026
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Colorado cannot enforce its "conversion therapy" ban regarding conversations between therapists and minors, saying the law likely violates the First Amendment by allowing some viewpoints but not others.
In an 8–1 decision, the high court said the law favors one viewpoint by allowing therapists to affirm a minor's gender identity or sexual orientation, but not help them to change it if they want to.
The decision stemmed from a lawsuit brought by Kaley Chiles, a licensed Christian therapist, who argued her conversations with youth clients were a form of protected speech. The Colorado government had said the conversations amounted to professional conduct that the state was allowed to regulate.
At issue in the case was a law Colorado passed in 2019 that banned what the state government described as conversion therapy.
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Colorado can’t enforce its "conversion therapy" ban on conversations between therapists and clients, saying the law likely violates the First Amendment by allowing some viewpoints but not others. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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