A petition for certiorari (
full text) has been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in
Welch v. Brown, cert. filed 1/3/2017)
. In the case, the 9th Circuit rejected facial free exercise and Establishment Clause challenges to California's ban on state-licensed mental health professionals providing "sexual orientation change efforts" for patients under 18. (See
prior posting.) Pacific Justice Institute issued a
press release announcing the filing of the petition for review.