WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a free-speech challenge to laws in Colorado, California and 20 other states that forbid licensed counselors from seeking to change the sexual ...

With a nudge from Newsom, a new bill aims to legalize psychedelic-assisted therapy in California State Sen. Scott Wiener in the Castro district of San Francisco in March. (Josh Edelson/For The Times) ...

California lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation Tuesday that, if passed, would legalize the use of psychedelics, or "magic" mushrooms, for adult therapeutic purposes.

California is the first state to have implemented laws banning so-called “conversion therapy,” though many other states have since followed suit.In total, 27 states ban or restrict what they ...

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children.

California was the first state to ban conversion efforts, according to the Movement Advancement Project, doing so in 2012. However, some states' bans are relatively recent developments, such as ...

When the clock struck midnight on July 1, hundreds of new laws went into effect in states across the country.. While the vast majority of this legislation will not change the day-to-day lives of ...

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a free-speech challenge to laws in Colorado, California and 20 other states that ...