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Supreme Court hears case on LGBTQ conversion therapy ban

By Nina Totenberg

Published October 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical today about Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors. About half the states have such laws.

Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg is NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent. Her reports air regularly on NPR's critically acclaimed newsmagazines All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition.

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