Overview

• During oral arguments, the conservative majority and Justice Elena Kagan signaled openness to a Christian therapist's First Amendment challenge to Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors.
• An opinion due by June could strike down Colorado's law and weaken similar restrictions in more than 20 states, according to reporting on the case.
• Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa was unharmed after an armed attack on his convoy in Cañar province, and five suspects have been arrested on terrorism and attempted-assassination charges.
• Environment and Energy Minister Inés Manzano said hundreds of people threw stones and that the president's vehicle showed bullet marks, and local outlet Expreso reported Noboa continued his official program.
• A draft White House legal memo reported by Axios suggests furloughed federal employees might not automatically receive back pay after the shutdown affecting about 750,000 workers, and President Donald Trump said he would take care of employees while indicating some would be treated differently.