The Supreme Court ruled on March 31 that Colorado’s ban on so-called conversion therapy for minors conflicted with therapists’ right to free speech.
In an 8–1 decision, the justices said a lower court erred in its decision not to block the law. The court’s majority opinion was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch.
The Colorado law “censors speech based on viewpoint,” Gorsuch said, and “Colorado may regard its policy as essential to public health and safety.”
“Certainly, censorious governments throughout history have believed the same. But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country,” he said….