Colorado is among roughly half the states that prohibit the practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling.

The outcome of the case, expected in 2026, could either protect or roll back conversion therapy bans across the nation.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday to accept an appeal out of Colorado questioning the constitutionality of a law restricting "conversion therapy" for minors turns the spotlight toward two relatively new federal judges who previously sided with the state.