January 1, Supreme Court Split Sparks Alarm Over Counselor Free Speech

Wyatt’s Take

• In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court said Colorado cannot punish a Christian counselor for speaking freely.
• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, warning the decision could have major consequences for healthcare regulation.
• The ruling bolsters free-speech protections for professionals facing pressure to conform to state-approved ideology.

Justice Jackson warned about the long-term implications of this victory for free speech.

“Ultimately, because the majority plays with fire in this case, I fear that the people of this country will get burned,” Jackson wrote in her solo dissent.

Justice Elena Kagan fired back at the lone dissenter for trying to rewrite established law to fit a political narrative.

“JUSTICE JACKSON’s dissenting opinion claims that this is a small, or even nonexistent, category,” Kagan wrote regarding viewpoint-neutral laws.

The ruling confirms that the government cannot ban talk therapy just because the state disagrees with a counselor’s traditional values.

This decision protects professionals from being forced to affirm gender confusion against their conscience and common sense.

Wyatt Matters

Common sense prevails when the highest court stops the government from bullying people who believe children should be protected from radical agendas. This ruling ensures that the state cannot silence the truth just to please the woke mob.

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