U.S. Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on conversion therapy

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 1,420

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a conservative Christian counselor who argued that Colorado’s 2019 law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ minors may violate her First Amendment right to free speech.

The court’s 8-1 opinion, authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, holds that the Colorado law seeks to “regulate speech based on viewpoint,” and therefore a legal standard known as “strict scrutiny” must be applied to it. The decision sends the case …

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