Key Takeaways From Supreme Court’s Rejection of Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’

In an 8–1 decision, the court ruled Colorado’s law a clear case of viewpoint discrimination.

The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court on March 31 sided with a therapist who challenged on free speech grounds a Colorado law that banned so-called conversion therapy for LGBT minors.

The Colorado law, passed in 2019, forbids therapists from any practice or treatment “that attempts to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity,” or “eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions toward individuals of the same sex.”