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The lead plaintiff in ''Pickup'' is David Pickup, a conversion therapist<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/05/15658164-therapists-defend-gay-conversion-counseling-you-cant-say-gay-once-gay-always?lite|title=Therapists defend gay conversion counseling: 'You can't say gay once, gay always' josephnicolosi.com Joseph Nicolosi of Encino, Calif. has been practicing sexual orientation change therapy for 25 years.|last=Raftery|first=Isolde|date=December 5, 2012|work=[[NBC News]]|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> and spokesman for the [[National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/04/us/california-gay-therapy-ban|title=California law banning gay 'conversion therapy' put on hold|date=December 4, 2012|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> Additional plaintiffs include several conversion therapy practitioners, two anonymous minors, and two anonymous parents. The defendants in the case include the [[Governor of California]] [[Jerry Brown]], the Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency, the Executive Officer of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, the President of the California Board of Psychology, and the President of the [[Medical Board of California]], all in their [[official capacities]].
The lead plaintiff in ''Pickup'' is David Pickup, a conversion therapist<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/05/15658164-therapists-defend-gay-conversion-counseling-you-cant-say-gay-once-gay-always?lite|title=Therapists defend gay conversion counseling: 'You can't say gay once, gay always' josephnicolosi.com Joseph Nicolosi of Encino, Calif. has been practicing sexual orientation change therapy for 25 years.|last=Raftery|first=Isolde|date=December 5, 2012|work=[[NBC News]]|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> and spokesman for the [[National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/04/us/california-gay-therapy-ban|title=California law banning gay 'conversion therapy' put on hold|date=December 4, 2012|work=[[CNN]]|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> Additional plaintiffs include several conversion therapy practitioners, two anonymous minors, and two anonymous parents. The defendants in the case include the [[Governor of California]] [[Jerry Brown]], the Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency, the Executive Officer of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, the President of the California Board of Psychology, and the President of the [[Medical Board of California]], all in their [[official capacities]].


In December 2012, the district court judge hearing ''Pickup'' declined to issue an injunction blocking SB 1172, but the judge hearing ''Welch'' did issue an injunction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=68313|title=Mixed decisions in gay therapy ban suits|last=Keen|first=Lisa|date=December 6, 2012|work=Bay Area Reporter|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> Both cases were appealed to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|Ninth Circuit]] and consolidated. The circuit court heard [[oral arguments]] in the cases on April 17, 2013,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/15/law-on-sex-orientation-therapy-for-youths-heads-to/|title=Law on sex orientation therapy for youths heads to court|last=Wetzstein|first=Cheryl|date=April 15, 2013|work=[[The Washington Times]]|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-17/california-seeks-to-enforce-ban-on-gay-conversion-therapy|title=California Seeks to Enforce Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy|last=Gullo|first=Karen|date=April 17, 2013|work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> and on August 29 upheld SB 1172 and reversed the lower court order granting a preliminary injunction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://equalityontrial.com/2013/08/29/ninth-circuit-court-of-appeals-upholds-california-law-banning-lgbt-conversion-therapy/|title=Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds California law banning LGBT conversion therapy|date=August 29, 2013|publisher=Equality On Trial}}</ref> "The plaintiffs in the case asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision. However, on June 30, 2014, the Supreme Court declined to grant review, sending the law into effect." <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nclrights.org/cases-and-policy/cases-and-advocacy/pickup-et-al-v-brown-et-al-and-welch-et-al-v-brown-et-al/|title=Case: Pickup et al. v. Brown et al. and Welch et al. v. Brown et al.|date=2013-09-07|work=National Center for Lesbian Rights|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref> The Supreme Court later explicitly referenced this case, saying the case was wrongly decided, and an infringement of the plaintiff's First Amendment rights.<ref>https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1140_5368.pdf</ref>
In December 2012, the district court judge hearing ''Pickup'' declined to issue an injunction blocking SB 1172, but the judge hearing ''Welch'' did issue an injunction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=68313|title=Mixed decisions in gay therapy ban suits|last=Keen|first=Lisa|date=December 6, 2012|work=Bay Area Reporter|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> Both cases were appealed to the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|Ninth Circuit]] and consolidated. The circuit court heard [[oral arguments]] in the cases on April 17, 2013,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/15/law-on-sex-orientation-therapy-for-youths-heads-to/|title=Law on sex orientation therapy for youths heads to court|last=Wetzstein|first=Cheryl|date=April 15, 2013|work=[[The Washington Times]]|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-17/california-seeks-to-enforce-ban-on-gay-conversion-therapy|title=California Seeks to Enforce Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy|last=Gullo|first=Karen|date=April 17, 2013|work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|accessdate=17 April 2013}}</ref> and on August 29 upheld SB 1172 and reversed the lower court order granting a preliminary injunction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://equalityontrial.com/2013/08/29/ninth-circuit-court-of-appeals-upholds-california-law-banning-lgbt-conversion-therapy/|title=Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds California law banning LGBT conversion therapy|date=August 29, 2013|publisher=Equality On Trial}}</ref> "The plaintiffs in the case asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision. However, on June 30, 2014, the Supreme Court declined to grant review, sending the law into effect." <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nclrights.org/cases-and-policy/cases-and-advocacy/pickup-et-al-v-brown-et-al-and-welch-et-al-v-brown-et-al/|title=Case: Pickup et al. v. Brown et al. and Welch et al. v. Brown et al.|date=2013-09-07|work=National Center for Lesbian Rights|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}</ref> The Supreme Court later explicitly referenced this a specific line of argument in this case relating to the standard of scrutiny that should be afforded to regulations of professional speech.<ref>https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1140_5368.pdf</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:27, 16 August 2018

Pickup v. Brown (12-17681) and Welch v. Brown (13-15023) are 2012 lawsuits in the United States challenging the constitutionality of California Senate bill SB 1172, which banned conversion therapy (therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation) on children under the age of 18, effective January 2013.

The lead plaintiff in Pickup is David Pickup, a conversion therapist[1] and spokesman for the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality.[2] Additional plaintiffs include several conversion therapy practitioners, two anonymous minors, and two anonymous parents. The defendants in the case include the Governor of California Jerry Brown, the Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency, the Executive Officer of the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, the President of the California Board of Psychology, and the President of the Medical Board of California, all in their official capacities.

In December 2012, the district court judge hearing Pickup declined to issue an injunction blocking SB 1172, but the judge hearing Welch did issue an injunction.[3] Both cases were appealed to the Ninth Circuit and consolidated. The circuit court heard oral arguments in the cases on April 17, 2013,[4][5] and on August 29 upheld SB 1172 and reversed the lower court order granting a preliminary injunction.[6] "The plaintiffs in the case asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision. However, on June 30, 2014, the Supreme Court declined to grant review, sending the law into effect." [7] The Supreme Court later explicitly referenced this a specific line of argument in this case relating to the standard of scrutiny that should be afforded to regulations of professional speech.[8]

References

  1. ^ Raftery, Isolde (December 5, 2012). "Therapists defend gay conversion counseling: 'You can't say gay once, gay always' josephnicolosi.com Joseph Nicolosi of Encino, Calif. has been practicing sexual orientation change therapy for 25 years". NBC News. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ "California law banning gay 'conversion therapy' put on hold". CNN. December 4, 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  3. ^ Keen, Lisa (December 6, 2012). "Mixed decisions in gay therapy ban suits". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  4. ^ Wetzstein, Cheryl (April 15, 2013). "Law on sex orientation therapy for youths heads to court". The Washington Times. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  5. ^ Gullo, Karen (April 17, 2013). "California Seeks to Enforce Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds California law banning LGBT conversion therapy". Equality On Trial. August 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Case: Pickup et al. v. Brown et al. and Welch et al. v. Brown et al". National Center for Lesbian Rights. 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  8. ^ https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1140_5368.pdf
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