United States of America, Amicus Curiae
The United States has filed an amicus brief in this case because it involves issues of constitutional law. The following is excerpted from the Amici Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on June 12, 2025. The question presented is whether, as applied to talk therapy, Colorado’s Minor Conversion Therapy Law (MCTL) — which prohibits any mental-health treatment by licensed therapists that attempts to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity — operates as a content-based speech restriction subject to strict scrutiny under the First Amendment. The answer is yes. When speech triggers a law…
