Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Colorado law that banned conversion therapy for LGBTQ children. The decision was based on arguments about free speech under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court ruling was an eight-to-one decision.
- Two liberal justices joined six conservatives in opposing the ban.
- The court's majority argued the ban violated free speech rights.
- Conversion therapy aims to change someone's gender identity or sexual orientation.
- Studies link conversion therapy to higher risks of depression and suicidal thoughts.
- Justice Neil Gorsuch emphasized protecting free speech from state interference.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenting vote against the decision.
- No one had been penalized under Colorado's law since its 2019 passage.
