Summary
Liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined conservative justices in an 8-1 Supreme Court decision regarding a Colorado law that banned conversion therapy for minors. The Court ruled that this law improperly restricted free speech rights. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only dissenting voice.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 against a Colorado law banning conversion therapy for minors.
- Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, typically considered liberal, sided with conservative justices.
- The case involved a counselor, Kaley Chiles, whose speech was regulated by the law.
- The Court found that the law discriminated based on viewpoint and restricted free speech.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenting justice in the decision.
- The decision overturned a previous ruling by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- The case has been sent back to lower courts for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court's opinion.
