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Counselor’s Free Speech Victory | Seattle News
A Washington state marriage therapist is getting a second chance to challenge a restrictive 2018 law that barred him from counseling teens struggling with gender identity — specifically, those seeking comfort in their biological sex. After losing his initial legal battle and being ignored by the Supreme Court, a landmark March 2026 ruling in Chiles v. Salazar changed everything: the court declared therapeutic conversations protected speech, striking down a similar Colorado law. Armed with this precedent, Tingley’s lawyers reopened his case, arguing the state law forces counselors to pick…
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