Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee, and Hillsdale Counties v. Whitmer — ReligiousLiberty.TV

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Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee, and Hillsdale Counties v. Whitmer (2025).

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Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee, and Hillsdale Counties v. Whitmer [2025] — Michigan's ban on conversion therapy counseling likely violates the First Amendment by discriminating against speech based on viewpoint, allowing transitions but banning affirmation of biological sex. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/catholic-charities-v-whitmer/, accessed April 12, 2026).

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Year: 2025

Free Exercise Free Speech & Religion LGBTQ & Religious Liberty

Holding: Michigan's ban on conversion therapy counseling likely violates the First Amendment by discriminating against speech based on viewpoint, allowing transitions but banning affirmation of biological sex.

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Federal Appeals Court Blocks Michigan Ban on Talk Therapy Aimed at Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change December 19, 2025

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Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee, and Hillsdale Counties v. Whitmer is a Free Exercise case in 2025. The court held that michigan's ban on conversion therapy counseling likely violates the First Amendment by discriminating against speech based on viewpoint, allowing transitions but banning affirmation of biological sex.