Overview

• The case tests Colorado’s 2019 law, which bars state-licensed providers from attempts to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity and exempts religious ministry that is not licensed.
• The Trump administration’s Justice Department will share argument time supporting the challenger, contending the state is muzzling one side of a professional debate.
• Researchers Lisa Diamond and Clifford Rosky say Alliance Defending Freedom misused their 2016 study in filings and have submitted a brief asking the court to correct the record.
• Alliance Defending Freedom canceled a planned rally outside the Supreme Court, citing safety and security concerns.
• The outcome could reshape policy in more than 20 states with similar laws, as a split has emerged between circuits that upheld Colorado’s approach and those that struck down comparable bans, with a decision expected by June.