{"id":2585668,"date":"2026-03-31T12:44:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-supreme-court-sides-with-christian-counselor-strikes-down-ban-on-conversion-therapy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:45:49","slug":"breaking-supreme-court-sides-with-christian-counselor-strikes-down-ban-on-conversion-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-supreme-court-sides-with-christian-counselor-strikes-down-ban-on-conversion-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Supreme Court Sides with Christian Counselor, Strikes Down Ban on &#8216;Conversion Therapy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-supreme-court-sides-with-christian-counselor-strikes-down-ban-on-conversion-therapy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2585668&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The supreme Court issued a landmark first Amendment ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, an 8-1 decision that sided with a Christian counselor who challenged Colorado\u2019s ban on conversion therapy. The Court held that the 2019 Colorado law,which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prohibited counseling aimed<\/a> at changing a minor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-eyewitness-account-from-the-stop-the-steal-event-at-the-us-capitol-including-a-memorial-to-ashli-babbit-pictures-video\/\" title=\"Another Eyewitness Account from the Stop the Steal Event at the US Capitol \u2014 Including a Memorial to Ashli Babbit (Pictures, Video)\">sexual orientation<\/a> or gender identity,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/substack-invites-new-applications-but-not-from-twitter-employees-triggered-by-free-speech\/\" title=\"Substack Invites New Applications \u2014 But Not From Twitter Employees Triggered By ...\">regulated speech<\/a> and targeted a particular viewpoint,violating the First Amendment when applied to private conversations between counselors and clients. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, while Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter, arguing the law regulated conduct rather than speech. The ruling sent the case back to the lower court for further review of how the law was applied.The suit was brought by Kaley Chiles, a Colorado-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-officials-move-to-drop-sex-offender-term-due-to-negative-impacts-on-sex-offenders\/\" title=\"... Officials Move To Drop \u2018Sex Offender\u2019 Term Due To \u2018Negative Impacts\u2019 On Sex Offenders\">licensed counselor<\/a> who argued the state was censoring private discussions with minor clients.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court delivered a major First Amendment ruling on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In a decisive 8-1 opinion, the justices sided with a Christian counselor who challenged a Colorado law that she said infringed on her right to free speech.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adfmedia.org\/case\/chiles-v-salazar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The case<\/a>, <em>Chiles v. Salazar<\/em>, centers on whether a state can regulate conversations between counselors and clients regarding sexuality, The Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/5808840-supreme-court-counselor-conversion-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter.<\/p>\n<p>He said a lower court used an inappropriate standard when it previously upheld the law.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>At issue was a 2019 Colorado ban on counseling practices aimed at challenging a child&rsquo;s expressed sexual orientation or gender identity.<\/p>\n<p>Violations of the law can lead to fines and put licenses in jeopardy for counselors.<\/p>\n<p>The state argued the law only seeks to regulate conduct, not speech.<\/p>\n<p>But the country&rsquo;s court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/25pdf\/24-539_fd9g.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disagreed<\/a> on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680; In an 8-1 vote, the Supreme Court holds that Colorado&rsquo;s ban on &ldquo;conversion therapy,&rdquo; as applied to petitioner&#8217;s talk therapy, violates the First Amendment because it constitutes viewpoint discrimination <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NkDo4Djsb6\">pic.twitter.com\/NkDo4Djsb6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scotus_wire\/status\/2038983573919646146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gorsuch wrote that the law attempts to silence a particular viewpoint.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fortunately, that is not the world the First Amendment envisions for us,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The court found the Colorado law sought to regulate speech. 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In Chiles v. Salazar, the Court held that Colorado\u2019s ban on \u201cconversion therapy\u201d as applied to a therapist\u2019s conversations with minors amounted to viewpoint discrimination and violated the First Amendment. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter, saying the lower court had applied an improper standard in upholding the law. The Court said the law regulates speech rather than merely conduct and sent the case back to the lower court for further review. Kaley Chiles, a licensed Colorado counselor, claimed the state was censoring her private discussions with minor clients; Colorado argued the law regulated conduct, not speech, but the Court disagreed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2585669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-848.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[76879,76878,69263,69807,70735],"class_list":["post-2585668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-christian-counselor-2","tag-conversion-therapy-2","tag-court-ruling-2","tag-legal-news-2","tag-supreme-court-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-848.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585668"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585674,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585668\/revisions\/2585674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}