WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Colorado legal battle over what's known as conversion therapy has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. In this case, licensed therapist Kaley Chiles argues her freedom of speech is being violated under a state law that bans therapy aimed at reducing or changing same-sex attraction for minors.
Chiles, a practicing Christian, says a Colorado law censors open conversations with clients about faith and identity. "If I am having my free speech chilled and I can't be transparent and honest, then that's a real disservice to them," Chiles says in a video produced by the Alliance Defending Freedom, the legal group representing her.
The justices will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar starting Tuesday morning in a case that could set national precedent around professional speech a