WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Liberty Counsel filed a response today in the Southern District Court of Florida regarding the City of Boca Raton’s attempt to claim that Otto, et al v. City of Boca Raton, FL et al, is moot and therefore it can escape damages and attorney fees and costs. Liberty Counsel is asking for preliminary injunctive relief that already has been ruled upon by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, against both the City and the County of Palm Beach.
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals previously denied a request from Palm Beach County and the City of Boca Raton for an en banc (by all the appellate judges) review of a decision by a three-judge panel that previously struck down laws in 2020 that ban counselors from providing minor clients and their families from receiving any counsel to reduce or overcome unwanted same-sex attractions, behaviors, or gender confusion.
Liberty Counsel represents Dr. Robert Otto, LMFT, and Dr. Julie Hamilton, LMFT, and their minor clients who challenged the constitutionality of ordinances enacted by the City of Boca Raton and Palm Beach County, which prohibit minors from voluntary counseling from licensed professionals. These licensed therapists provide life-saving counseling to minors who desperately desire to conform their attractions, behaviors, and gender identities to their sincerely held religious beliefs. |
