The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a First Amendment challenge by a Christian counselor against a Colorado law banning conversion therapy on minors aimed at changing their gender identity or sexual orientation.

The outcome of the case, expected in 2026, could either protect or roll back conversion therapy bans across the nation.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday to accept an appeal out of Colorado questioning the constitutionality of a law restricting "conversion therapy" for minors turns the spotlight toward two relatively new federal judges who previously sided with the state.

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a legal challenge to Colorado s law prohibiting licensed counselors from providing sexual orientation change efforts therapy for clients seeking

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a Colorado case that addresses one of the most controversial of all debates about homosexuality and the church: Is so-called “conversion therapy” legitimate or abusive?

More than 20 states restrict conversion therapy, which health providers say dangerously attempts to change young people’s gender identity or sexual orientation.

The challenge to Colorado law could set the stage to overturn restrictions on the discredited practice in over 20 states

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