SCOTUS Chat: Impact on Protections Against Conversion Therapy in Minnesota and North Dakota

On March 31, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Chiles v. Salazar, striking down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy — a dangerous and discredited practice that harms LGBTQ+ youth. Gender Justice Legal Director Jess Braverman, Gender Justice Senior Advisor Erin Maye Quade, and Minnesota State Senator Scott Dibble (chief author of Minnesota’s conversion therapy ban) discuss the impact of this decision in Minnesota and North Dakota and how we move forward.