Supreme Court to Review Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Colorado's 2019 law that bans conversion therapy for minors, a practice aimed at changing an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. This decision could have significant implications for similar laws across more than 20 states.

The challenge is brought by Kaley Chiles, a licensed Christian therapist from Colorado Springs, who argues that the ban violates her First Amendment rights to free speech and the free exercise of religion. Chiles contends that the law restricts her ability. . .