Chiles v. Salazar

Decided March 31, 2026. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 24-539 · 607 U.S. ___ (2026)

Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy, as applied to petitioner’s talk therapy, regulates speech based on viewpoint, and the lower courts erred by failing to apply sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny.

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