Legal Opinion
David Pickup v. Edmund Brown, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 29, 2013No. 12-17681, 13-15023PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
The California legislature enacted Senate Bill 1172 to ban state-licensed mental health providers from engaging in “sexual orientation change efforts” (“SOCE”) with patients under 18 years of age. Two groups of plaintiffs sought to enjoin enforcement of the law, arguing that SB 1172 violates the First Amendment and infringes on several other constitutional rights.
In Welch v. Brown, No. 13-15023, the district court ruled that Plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their First Amendment claim and that the balance of the other preliminary-injunction…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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