About this episode

The episode discusses the Supreme Court's opinion on the Colorado ban on conversion therapy with guest Shannon Minter.

Today the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Chiles v. Salazer , the case involving a Colorado ban on conversion therapy. Leah is joined by Shannon Minter, Legal Director at the National Center for LGBTQ Rights , to break it down. Preorder Melissa’s book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader Buy Leah's book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes Follow us on Instagram , Threads , and Bluesky

People in this episode

Host: Leah

Guest: Shannon Minter

Topics covered

• Supreme Court
• conversion therapy
• LGBTQ rights
• legal analysis
• current events

Keywords

• Supreme Court
• conversion therapy
• LGBTQ rights
• Chiles v. Salazer
• Colorado
• legal analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Center for LGBTQ Rights

Books & works: The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes

Places: Colorado

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