A first-of-its-kind California law banning therapies to change children's sexual orientation has been blocked temporarily, but lawyers are preparing for a court battle that could come soon.
A federal appeals court on Friday put the brakes on a first-of-its-kind California law that bans therapy aimed at turning gay minors straight.
A federal judge is considering whether to block a first-of-its kind California law that prohibits licensed therapists from counseling gay minors on how to become straight.
A former Democratic campaign treasurer was sentenced Wednesday to more than eight years in federal prison for defrauding high-profile clients such as U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein in a case a judge said tampered with the electoral process.
Ten professional mental-health organizations have policies and guidelines discouraging such therapies, Judge Mueller noted, and the state was within its rights both to oversee the therapy profession and ensure the protection of the "physical and psychological well-being" of minors.
"What she did had an impact on the political and electoral processes on which our democracy is based," Judge Mueller said.
