The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in a case challenging a Colorado state law that bans state-licensed mental health professionals from providing “conversion therapy” to minors.

Case background

The case, Chiles v. Salazar , stems from a challenge by a Christian therapist, Kaley Chiles. She’s a licensed professional counselor in Colorado Springs and says the law, passed in 2019, restricts her ability to communicate with her clients.

The Minor Conversion Therapy Law was challenged by Chiles in 2019 when she filed a lawsuit in federal district court, arguing the law violates her First Amendment rights. After losing in district court, she appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit and then later brought the case to the Supreme Court. The law does not impact n

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