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FBaggins

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29. Not any time soon

Reply to Prairie Gates (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 03:35 PM

5 hrs ago

I see that you noticed that there are no pending cases that raise the issue and selected a longer prediction timeline to account for that. But note that the issue was on their desk just a few months ago and they unanimously rejected even considering the case.

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Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids [View all] BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago OP

Obergefell is in danger Prairie Gates 10 hrs ago #1

I doubt Obergefell makes it through next year's docket JT45242 8 hrs ago #11

I don't know that there's a live case coming through the courts that would challenge Obergefell Prairie Gates 8 hrs ago #15

Not any time soon FBaggins 5 hrs ago #29

There were actually two reasons for my timeframe in my post Prairie Gates 5 hrs ago #30

Conversion therapy is torture LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #2

I could accept this, though not like it, if this principle were being applied anything like equally dsc 10 hrs ago #3

Yikes! Kagan and Sotomayor concurring with the conservatives Jose Garcia 10 hrs ago #4

This is an excerpt from the Kagan & Sotomayor concurring opinion. Justice Kagan authored it & Justice Sotomayor joined. 24601 9 hrs ago #6

Disappointing. Conversion therapy is harmful quackery. SunSeeker 9 hrs ago #9

They actually cover that in the opinion Shrek 8 hrs ago #12

Yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater is "only speech" as well, but it is regulated. SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #16

Sure, but yelling in a crowded theatre isn't speech based on viewpoint Shrek 6 hrs ago #23

Or they just voted for what they thought was right Polybius 6 hrs ago #24

The weird christo-fascist sleep-away camps wolfie001 10 hrs ago #5

They charge a lot of money for those camps. dickthegrouch 8 hrs ago #19

No protections from mental abuse by religious fanatics. maxsolomon 9 hrs ago #7

"We condone child abuse," says Supreme Court sakabatou 9 hrs ago #8

WTF? It is not a Free Speech question. It is a medical, sociological, and ethical question. Martin68 8 hrs ago #10

Apparently that's how it works, according to the opinion Shrek 8 hrs ago #14

That is impossible angrychair 8 hrs ago #20

If that is what the decision is based on, then it does seem reasonable to me. As long as advice is freely requested and Martin68 7 hrs ago #22

Many of the people undergoing conversion therapy are minors forced by their bigoted Christian parents. Lonestarblue 6 hrs ago #26

The court opened the door to any and all quack Klarkashton 8 hrs ago #13

Sweet, I'll set up shop tomorrow angrychair 8 hrs ago #17

So it'll be okay for us to develop a conversion therapy program... WestMichRad 8 hrs ago #18

MAGAt conversion therapy. AWESOME! Dr. T 6 hrs ago #25

Lots of other instances where the government is restricting speech. dickthegrouch 8 hrs ago #21

Deadline Legal Blog-Supreme Court sides with Christian counselor over Colorado on 'conversion therapy' for minors LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #27

Deadline Legal Blog-Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson steps out alone, again - this time on 'conversion therapy' LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #28