Supreme Court Rules Against Colorado’s ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban

The case was brought by a therapist who alleged that Colorado’s ban violated her right to free expression.

Members of women's policy group Concerned Women for America pray outside the U.S. Supreme Court as it hears oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a landmark case on "conversion therapy," on Oct. 7, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds /AFP via Getty Images

The Supreme Court on March 31 ruled against a Colorado ban on so-called conversion therapy for LGBT youth.

In an 8–1 decision, the justices said a lower court failed to properly analyze whether the Colorado law violated the First Amendment. The court’s majority opinion was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch.