New Delhi, April 1 -- American Supreme Court has struck down a Colorado State law banning conversion therapy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) minors, in a ruling that underscores the primacy of free-speech protections.

In an 8-1 decision, the top court sided with licensed therapist Kaley Chiles, who challenged the 2019 State law on religious and constitutional grounds.

Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch said the Colorado statute amounted to viewpoint-based censorship, arguing that it restricted speech rather than regulating professional conduct.

The law had barred licensed practitioners from engaging in so-called 'conversion therapy' for minors practices that claim to alter a person's s...