The Supreme Court agreed Monday in a case from Colorado to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children.
The issue is whether the law violates the speech rights of counselors. Defenders of such laws argue that they regulate the conduct of professionals who are licensed by the state.
In 2023, the court had turned away a similar challenge, despite a split among federal appeals courts that had weighed state bans and come to differing decisions.
Emergency services said at least 32 casualties were brought ashore off the coast of Eastern England Monday after an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided.
The collision set both vessels on fire and triggered a major rescue operation, including several lifeboats and a coast guard rescue helicopter that were dispatched to the scene in the North Sea.
The condition of the 32 brought ashore was not immediately clear.
Military officials from more than 30 nations will take part in Paris talks on the creation of an international security force for Ukraine, a French military official said Monday.
Such an international force would aim to dissuade Russia from launching another offensive after any ceasefire in Ukraine comes into effect.
The force being planned by France and Britain could include heavy weaponry and weapons stockpiles that could be rushed to aid in Ukraine’s defense in the event of a Russian attack that shatters any truce, the official said.
Kevin Lynch can be reached at lync1832@stthomas.edu.
