The US Supreme Court was hearing a challenge on Tuesday by a Christian therapist to a Colorado law that bans “conversion therapy” for minors who are questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation.

The case was brought by Kaley Chiles, a licensed mental health counselor who argues that the prohibition from holding such conversations with minors is a violation of her First Amendment free speech rights.

“Colorado forbids counselors like Kaley Chiles from helping minors pursue state-disfavored goals on issues of gender and sexuality,” her attorney, James Campbell, told the court at the start of oral arguments. “The First Amendment doesn’t permit Colorado censorship.”

Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law, passed in 2019, prohibits licensed mental health professionals from trying

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