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[Herman]

[DKG]

You are naive.

I actually grew up around Muslims.

[DKG]

In a nearly unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has issued a ruling on one state's ban on conversion therapy for minors, resulting in an important First Amendment win and setting a possible precedent for many states with similar laws on the books.

In an 8-1 decision released Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled in Chiles v. Salazar that, when applied to talk therapy, Colorado's ban on minor-directed conversion therapy — or any therapy that attempts to "change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity" — "regulates speech based on viewpoint" in violation of the First Amendment.

The Colorado law, passed in 2019, was adopted "in response to a growing mental health crisis among Colorado teenagers and mounting evidence that conversion therapy is associated with increased depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts." The law thus prohibited licensed counselors from engaging in "conversion therapy" with minors, according to the opinion.

The ruling overturns a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, which ruled in favor of the law, not finding any violation of Chiles' First Amendment rights.

However, the majority opinion, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, concluded:

In cases like this, it censors speech based on viewpoint. Colorado may regard its policy as essential to public health and safety. Certainly, censorious governments throughout history have believed the same. But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country. It reflects instead a judgment that every American possesses an inalienable right to think and speak freely, and a faith in the free marketplace of ideas as the best means for discovering truth.

[Brent]

A future No Kings protester.

[Herman]

 

[Herman]

Breaking News:
98% of US population did NOT attend a protest yesterday.

[Herman]

[Herman]

[DKG]

A student who had been suspended for posting materials at a California high school to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement after anti-ICE protests has reportedly gotten some welcome news.

Parents at Torrey Pines High School received a letter in February notifying them of the suspension of the student, a junior, for violating the school's rule against "conduct that has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment."

The message on the flyers simply read, "I Love ICE from Real Americans," according to the letter. A screenshot of the letter was posted to social media and quickly went viral in defense of the student, who was not publicly identified.

The media attention led the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression to take up the student's cause. On Wednesday, the organization said the district had expunged the suspension.

[Herman]

[Herman]

It aint defamation if its true.

[Herman]

[Herman]

[Herman]

[Lokmar]

It aint defamation if its true.

She's a brother fukin niggeR mudslime!