The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a pivotal case regarding state and local conversion therapy bans for LGBTQ+ youth, particularly focusing on Colorado's law. This case could affect existing bans, including California's, depending on the court's ruling. Legal experts, including Kimberly Richman, suggest a possible shift in the court's stance, given its conservative majority. The focus will be on First Amendment rights, as plaintiffs argue for therapists' free speech concerning their counseling practices. This case follows previous refusals by the court to engage with similar issues, indicating a potential change in dynamics.
"It tells me that there's been a shift in the court because the prior occasion on which they were asked to jump in on a case similar to this, they decided not to."
"They will be focusing more on this as a free speech issue for the therapist themselves, that they can't practice therapeutic medicine, their profession in the way that they desire to."
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