Therapist Kaley Chiles, an evangelical counselor, challenges Colorado’s conversion‑therapy ban at Supreme Court
Kaley Chiles, a 35‑year‑old therapist who has counseled for about a decade from a two‑person office in a bungalow in downtown Colorado Springs and sometimes receives referrals through churches, is the petitioner challenging Colorado’s ban on so‑called conversion therapy before the Supreme Court. Chiles says she is not trying to “cure” clients of same‑sex attractions and argues the law censors her speech; she is represented by James A. Campbell, with Hashim Mooppan appearing for the Trump administration and Colorado Solicitor General Shannon Stevenson for the state.
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📌 Key Facts
- The petitioner is 35-year-old Kaley Chiles, who has about a decade of counseling experience.
- Chiles is the therapist challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy; the case is before the U.S. Supreme Court.
- She works in a two-person office in a bungalow in downtown Colorado Springs and sometimes receives client referrals through churches.
- Chiles says she is not trying to "cure" clients of same-sex attractions.
- She contends the Colorado law censors her speech.
- Named courtroom participants include Chiles’s lawyer James A. Campbell, Hashim Mooppan representing the Trump administration, and Colorado Solicitor General Shannon Stevenson.
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Who is the therapist behind the lawsuit challenging Colorado’s conversion therapy law?
New information:
- Identifies the petitioner as 35‑year‑old Kaley Chiles and profiles her decade of counseling work.
- Provides practice details: she works in a two‑person office in a bungalow in downtown Colorado Springs and sometimes receives referrals through churches.
- Quotes Chiles saying she is not trying to 'cure' clients of same‑sex attractions and that the law censors her speech.
- Names counsel and parties in the courtroom: James A. Campbell (representing Chiles), Hashim Mooppan (representing the Trump administration), Shannon Stevenson (Colorado Solicitor General).