Chiles v. Salazar

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Chiles v. Salazar, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), is a United States Supreme Court case which ruled that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution requires strict scrutiny be applied to laws passed by states that restrict what topics therapists may discuss with clients, specifically referring to Colorado's Minor Conversion Therapy Law (MCTL) that banned conversion therapy on minors by licensed mental health professionals. The ban was challenged by a licensed therapist as a violation of the First Amendment, as the therapist only talked with their patients. The state defended the ban by claiming that it was constrained to licensed professionals and only as with respect to their professional duties. The ban was upheld in lower courts, but the Supreme Court ruling, decided 8–1 in March 2026, reversed the lower courts rulings and remanded the case to be reviewed as-applied under strict scrutiny; as such, speech-only therapy is considered to be protected speech under the First Amendment.

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