Coverage dated December 10, 2023

Supreme Court declines challenge to Washington state's conversion therapy ban for minors

Headline from CBS News

Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh said they would hear the case.

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Reports & sources

18 articles, oldest first.

  1. Towleroad Gay News

    Clarence Thomas Vehemently Objects To LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Case Denial By SCOTUS (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    Towleroad Gay News's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case challenging the state of Washington’s law banning anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors, but in the 6-3

  2. Bloomberg

    Supreme Court Turns Away LGBTQ ‘Conversion Therapy’ Ban Case (opens Bloomberg)

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    The US Supreme Court rejected a request to overturn Washington state’s ban on the practice of trying to change an LGBTQ child’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling, turning away a highly politicized fight over the rights of gay and trans minors.

  3. The Christian Post

    Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Washington 'gay conversion therapy' ban (opens The Christian Post)

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    The U S Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal filed by a Christian therapist against Washington state s ban on gay conversion therapy, allowing the law to remain in effect

  4. New York Times

    Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy (opens New York Times)

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    Washington State, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care.

  5. CNN

    Supreme Court lets stand Washington state law barring conversion therapy for minors (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a Washington state law prohibiting licensed health care professionals from practicing “conversion therapy” – a scientifically discredited practice intended to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity – as it applies to minors.

  6. CBS News

    Supreme Court declines challenge to Washington state's conversion therapy ban for minors (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh said they would hear the case.

  7. Newsweek

    Clarence Thomas rails against ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Conversion therapy is defined as "any attempt to change a person's sexual orientation.

  8. NBC News

    Supreme Court rejects challenge to Washington state ‘conversion therapy’ ban (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Over the objection of three conservatives, the court left in place a state law that bars therapists from counseling minors to change sexual orientation or gender identity, a practice favored by some conservatives.

  9. MyNorthwest

    Supreme Court rejects an appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children (opens MyNorthwest)

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    The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a case about whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children.

  10. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ children (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Over the dissent of three conservative justices, the court turned away an appeal from Washington, where the law has been upheld.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Supreme Court turns away case threatening California ban on gay 'conversion therapy' (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The Supreme Court refuses a Christian free-speech challenge to 22 states' laws banning 'conversion therapy,' which seeks to change a child's sexual orientation or gender identity.

  12. SCOTUSblog

    Justices won't hear "conversion therapy" case (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    A divided Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide whether a Washington state law that prohibits licensed therapists from practicing conversion therapy on children violates the First Amendment. The announcement was part of a list of orders released from the justices’ private conference on Friday.

  13. WHDH Boston

    Supreme Court lets stand Washington state law barring conversion therapy for minors - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a Washington state law prohibiting licensed health care professionals from practicing “conversion therapy” – a scientifically discredited practice intended

  14. Forbes

    Supreme Court Refuses To Hear LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Case—Leaving State Ban On It Intact (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito Clarence Thomas would have taken up the case.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Trio of justices dissent after Supreme Court upholds anti-conversion therapy laws (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court declined to take up a case seeking to overturn Washington state's ban on the practice of conversion therapy for minors who say they are gay or lesbian, prompting the court's most conservative members to say they would have granted it.

  16. Anchorage Daily News

    Supreme Court rejects appeal over bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Over the dissent of three conservative justices, the court turned away an appeal from Washington, where the law has been upheld.

  17. Time

    The Supreme Court Rejects Bans on Conversion Therapy (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The court's decision to avoid the case comes as efforts to limit the rights of LGBTQ kids have spread across the country.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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