The Supreme Court has agreed to review a challenge to laws in several states, including California and Colorado, that ban "conversion therapy" for minors. Initiated in 2012, California's legislation deemed such practices harmful and ineffective. A Colorado counselor, Kaley Chiles, claims this law infringes on her First Amendment rights, as her clients seek religious-based counseling to address their sexual attractions. The case will explore the extent of state regulation over professional speech and could affect similar laws in numerous states.
The appeal was filed by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal group that has won Supreme Court rulings on behalf of a cake maker and a website designer who refused to work on weddings for same-sex couples.
Kaley Chiles contends the law violates her rights to the freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion, arguing that the state may not censor conversations with clients.
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