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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Washington state ‘conversion therapy’ ban (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Over the objection of three conservatives, the court left in place a state law that bars therapists from counseling minors to change sexual orientation or gender identity, a practice favored by some conservatives.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They've completely annihilated bedrock legal principles like standing and precedent (not to mention ethics of any kind or basic standard) but because they didn't take this case, you're making the argument that they aren't "as bad as lemmy makes out"?

dafuq

They didn't rule against it homie, they just didn't take this particular case.

i never downvote as a general rule but goddamn i'm being tested here