The Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed sympathetic to a therapist's claim that a ban on 'conversion therapy' infringes on her free speech.
The Supreme Court will decide whether state bans on "conversion therapy" aimed at protecting LGBTQ minors violate a counselor's free speech rights.
A decision on whether states can ban conversion therapy is a pivotal moment in the struggle against Christian nationalism, ...
If so, it would be the first time the court has ever held that talk therapy is fully protected speech, rather than a form of medical treatment conducted through words. That result, in Chiles v.
A Christian therapist challenges Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, claiming it violates the First Amendment ...
The Supreme Court will hear a case brought by a licensed counselor in Colorado, who argues her state's ban on "conversion therapy" violates her First Amendment rights.
Chiles is represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal group that has frequently appeared before the ...
Opponents say conversion therapy pressures or shames people into denying their sexual identities, which can cause lasting psychological damage.
If the oral arguments earlier this month offer any indication, the Supreme Court will uphold conversion therapy—and then some.
Therapy is a professional practice with standards of care. To reframe it as a matter of “free speech” is to miss the point entirely.
Based on oral arguments last week, the Supreme Court's conservative majority seems likely to hold that the First Amendment protects so-called conversion therapy for gay and transgender minors when it ...