Overview

• Oral arguments are set for Tuesday, with the Justice Department granted time to support counselor Kaley Chiles and asserting Colorado is muzzling one side of a professional debate.
• Colorado defends its 2019 law as a restriction on a harmful, ineffective treatment seeking a predetermined change in a minor’s identity, with an exemption for nonlicensed religious ministry.
• Researchers Lisa Diamond and Clifford Rosky filed a brief saying Alliance Defending Freedom misrepresented their 2016 study, while ADF maintains its quotations are accurate.
• Alliance Defending Freedom canceled a planned rally outside the Supreme Court, citing security concerns identified by its security team.
• Lower courts upheld the law in a 2-1 10th Circuit ruling after a district court dismissal, and a decision from the Supreme Court is expected by the end of June, with potential implications for similar bans in more than 20 states.