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Timestamp: 2019-04-18 10:43:48+00:00

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This morning, on the last day of its term, the Supreme Court denied review of the Ninth Circuit's ruling upholding California's ban of gay conversion therapy for minors.
Yes, blogging to resume as I'm back from my vacation.
Liberty Counsel has filed this petition for writ of certiorari requesting that the Supreme Court review the Ninth Circuit's decision rejecting a First Amendment challenge to California SB1172, which bans "gay conversion" therapy for minors. Bloomberg News, 2/6/14.
[Hat tip to how appealing blog].
In Pickup v. Brown, 12-17681 & Welch v. Brown, No. 13-15023, the Ninth Circuit today amended its prior opinion and denied rehearing and rehearing en banc. The summary states that "the panel held that California Senate Bill 1172, which bans state-licensed mental health providers from engaging in 'sexual orientation change efforts' with patients under 18 years of age, does not violate the free speech rights of practioners or minor patients, is neither vague nor overbroad, and does not violate patients' fundamental rights." Judges O'Scannlain, Bea, and Ikuta dissented from the denial of rehearing en banc on First Amendment grounds.
Reviewing two decisions from the EDCA district court, the Ninth Circuit upheld California's law banning gay conversion therapy with minors in Pickup v. Brown, Nos. 12-17681 & 13-15023. See Sacramento Bee, 8/29/13. For the district court decisions and earlier news coverage and commentary, see my 12/4/12 & 12/9/12 posts.
The audio recording of the Ninth Circuit oral arguments in the two EDCA lawsuits over California's gay conversion therapy ban are available here: Pickup v. Brown, 12-17681, and Welch v. Brown, 13-10523. And here's Howard Mintz's recap in the SV Mercury News, 4/17/13.
A new state law intended to prevent therapists from trying to change a minor's sexual orientation was put on hold Friday by a federal appeals court panel.
The judges who are hearing the case are Alfred T. Goodwin, appointed by President Nixon; Edward Leavy, a President Reagan appointee; and Milan D. Smith Jr., named to the court by President George W. Bush.
LA Times Blog, 12/22/12; Pickup v. Brown, 12-17681, Ninth Circuit Pleadings & Orders.
Here's additional media coverage and commentary on the litigation over California's ban on "gay conversion therapy" since my earlier post:"
Atlantic, 12/18/12, "Why It Might Be Hard to Completely Ban Gay Conversion Therapy"
LA Times Blog, 12/17/12, "Does gay conversion therapy ban violate free speech?"
Sacramento Bee, 12/17/12, "California's 'Gay Conversion' Law Faces Two Federal Lawsuits"
LA Times, 12/15/12, "Decision on gay 'conversion therapy' ban depends on other rulings"

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