Supreme Court turns aside appeal of Christian therapist challenging anti-conversion-therapy law
Some religious groups had claimed restriction violates First Amendment
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The U.S. Supreme Court today decided not to hear the case of Brian Tingley, a licensed marriage and family counselor who had challenged a Washington state law that prohibits the practice of conversion therapy on minors.
The decision is a defeat for religious groups that had claimed …