The U.S. Supreme Court LISA KEEN | Keen News Service lisakeen@mac.com LGBTQ legal activists expressed a “relief” Monday, Dec.
11, when the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the appeal of a therapist who challenged Washington state’s law prohibiting “conversion therapy” for anyone under 18.
The vote was 6-to-3 and was issued with dissents written by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. The third dissenting justice was Brett Kavanaugh.
At least four justices must agree to hear a case before an appeal is accepted for argument. The case originated with the anti-LGBTQ organization Alliance Defending Freedom, which challenged the constitutionality of a 2018 state law in Washington state.