A majority of Supreme Court justices seem to be leaning in favor of a Christian counselor who is challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights.

Both the owners are Christians and seek to operate their business "consistent with their religious beliefs," the court says. "Duka and Koski's beliefs about same-sex marriage may seem old-fashioned, or even offensive to some," the court decision reads. The owners sued in 2016 but lost their case in the Maricopa County Superior Court in 2017 and the Arizona Court of Appeals in 2018. "A core tenet of our nation is freedom of religion but freedom of religion does not mean freedom to discriminate. License to discriminateIn a dissenting opinion, Judge Christopher P. Staring wrote he was concerned that "ironically, today's holding could be relied on to discriminate against individuals based on their religion and religious beliefs."