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US Supreme Court Decides Conversion Therapy Case

US Supreme Court Decides Conversion Therapy Case

28 April, 2026

US Supreme Court condemns Colorado’s unconstitutional censorship

High court affirms that government can’t silence voluntary conversations about biological reality in counseling room. Connecticut has a similar law.

Parents Deserve Every Counseling Option to Help Their Children

In a monumental decision on March 24th for free speech, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that counseling conversations are speech and that states cannot silence viewpoints in the counseling room.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Chiles v. Salazar will help protect counselors from similar laws in more than 20 states and over 100 localities across the country, freeing them to help struggling youth seeking professional guidance.