Dissenting Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, who was joined by Judge Carlos T. Bea and Judge Sandra S. Ikuta, said it was a "regrettable failure" that the majority declined to rehear these cases.
Court upholds California ban on 'sexual-orientation change' therapy →
The law prohibits licensed professionals "from saying certain words to their clients," Judge O'Scannlain wrote. "The First Amendment precisely forbids government from punishing speech on such grounds."
Court upholds California ban on 'sexual-orientation change' therapy →
