Pending before the Supreme Court is a certiorari petition (in Chiles v. Salazar) that asks the Court to resolve a conflict among the circuits on the question whether the First Amendment allows states to ban the practice of conversion therapy as treatment for minors suffering from gender dysphoria.

For reasons I can’t discern, the Court, over the dissent of three justices, failed to grant review of a petition raising this important question in December. The issue isn’t going away, and it would be better for the Court to provide clarity sooner rather than later.