US Supreme Court rejects Colorado ban on LGBTQ child ‘conversion therapy’

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Mar 31, 2026 · 531 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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US Supreme Court rejects Colorado ban on LGBTQ child ‘conversion therapy’ In an eight-to-one decision, the high court ruled against a law banning the discredited practice on free speech grounds.

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What happened

US Supreme Court rejects Colorado ban on LGBTQ child ‘conversion therapy’ In an eight-to-one decision, the high court ruled against a law banning the discredited practice on free speech grounds.

Why it matters

The United States Supreme Court has ruled against a law in the state of Colorado that bans the controversial practice of “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ children, a discredited practice that has been linked to serious harm for participants.

Common ground

Tuesday’s ruling was an eight-to-one decision, with two of the court’s three liberal justices joining its six conservatives in opposing the ban.

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Claim 1: “Nobody has been sanctioned under Colorado’s law, which was passed in 2019”

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Claim 2: “Colorado maintained that, while its law barred any 'practice or treatment' to 'convert' LGBTQ youth, discussions about religion, gender and sexuality were in general not prohibited”

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No evidence found in provided sources. The cited Wikipedia entries are unrelated to Colorado's conversion therapy law or its provisions.

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Claim 3: “Studies have linked the practice to higher rates of depression and suicidal thoughts for LGBTQ people”

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Claim 4: “In an eight-to-one decision, the high court ruled against a law banning the discredited practice on free speech grounds”

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Wikipedia sources only describe court structures and legal procedures, with no mention of an 8-1 decision or free speech ruling related to conversion therapy.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in Denver, the court was established in 1876. It consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices who are a…
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Claim 5: “The US Supreme Court rejects Colorado ban on LGBTQ child ‘conversion therapy’”

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All cited Wikipedia sources describe court structures and legal frameworks, not the specific conversion therapy ruling. No evidence confirms the Supreme Court rejected Colorado's ban.

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Claim 6: “Christian counselor Kaley Chiles successfully argued that the Colorado law banned her from offering voluntary, faith-based talk therapy for children”

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The cited Wikipedia entry for 'Chiles v. Salazar' discusses legal review under strict scrutiny but does not mention Kaley Chiles or the specific argument about faith-based therapy.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chiles v. Salazar is a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that a Colorado state law that banned conversion therapy on minors must be reviewed under strict scrutiny, as such therapy was consid…
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