MD Counseling Ban Case Appealed

GREENBELT, MD – Liberty Counsel has filed an appeal asking the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the district judge’s decision to dismiss the lawsuit seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction against Maryland's counseling ban. U.S. District Judge Deborah Chasanow acknowledged the Supreme Court overturned both original cases that upheld similar counseling bans, but then refused to apply the precedent. The court issued an opinion dismissing Liberty Counsel’s lawsuit against Maryland's law prohibiting minors from receiving voluntary counseling from licensed professionals to reduce or eliminate unwanted same-sex attractions or gender confusion.