Pickup v. Brown
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
740 F.3d 1208 (2014)
- Written by Mike Begovic, JD
Facts
California enacted a bill, SB 1172, to ban the administration of sexual-orientation conversion therapy to individuals under the age of 18. SB 1172 did not prevent mental-healthcare providers from discussing sexual-orientation conversion therapy with patients or the public, and it made an exception for religious leaders. David Pickup and several other practitioners of sexual-orientation conversion therapy (collectively, the practitioners) (plaintiffs) filed separate actions each seeking both a preliminary injunction to enjoin enforcement of SB 1172 and declaratory judgment that SB 1172 was unconstitutional. One district court granted the injunction, finding that the challengers were likely to succeed on the merits, but another district court reached the opposite conclusion and ultimately denied the request for an injunction. The cases were consolidated on appeal. The practitioners argued that SB 1172 violated their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and association, was unconstitutionally vague, and interfered with their parental rights.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Graber, J.)
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