August 27, 2025 - Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined 186 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief to urge the United States Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of Colorado’s ban on mental health professionals engaging in conversion therapy for minors in the case of Chiles v. Salazar.

A total of 167 Members of the House of Representatives and 20 United States Senators joined the brief, including House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), House Democratic Whip Katherine M. Clark (MA-05), House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), and every Co-Chair and Vice Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus.

The Petitioner in this case is a licensed professional counselor who filed a pre-enforcement challenge against the state’s ban on conversion therapy, arguing the ban violates her freedom of speech. The members’ brief argues that the law is constitutional.

It specifically highlights how legislatures have historically regulated professional conduct carried out by means of language to enforce compliance with professional standards and how Courts have historically upheld federal and state statutes regulating professional conduct that incidentally involves speech.

The full brief is available HERE.

Source: Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi