The Supreme Court has ruled 8-1 against Colorado\u2019s law banning conversion therapy for minors, saying the state\u2019s restrictions on licensed therapists amounted to viewpoint-based censorship of speech. Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch said the First Amendment protects against government efforts to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech, while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned the decision could upend states\u2019 ability to regulate medical care.\n\nThe ruling sends the case back to a lower court for stricter review and could have major implications far beyond Colorado, especially for LGBTQ+ youth and state-level health care regulations. Critics note that conversion therapy has been widely discredited and linked to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidality among those subjected to it.