Talk Therapy is Speech
Talk Therapy is Speech by Alex Tabarrok July 24, 2026 at 7:17 am in Law Medicine IJ: On Wednesday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia struck down a D.C. law that barred therapists from other jurisdictions from doing online teletherapy visits with clients in D.C. The decision comes nearly six years after Virginia-based counselor Elizabeth Brokamp teamed up with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a lawsuit arguing the law violated the First Amendment. “This decision is a victory for anyone who speaks for a living,” said IJ Deputy Director of Litigation Robert McNamara.
- ▪Talk Therapy is Speech by Alex Tabarrok July 24, 2026 at 7:17 am in Law Medicine IJ: On Wednesday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia struck down a D.C. law that barred therapists from other jurisdictions from doi
- ▪The decision comes nearly six years after Virginia-based counselor Elizabeth Brokamp teamed up with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a lawsuit arguing the law violated the First Amendment.
- ▪“This decision is a victory for anyone who speaks for a living,” said IJ Deputy Director of Litigation Robert McNamara.
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Talk Therapy is Speech by Alex Tabarrok July 24, 2026 at 7:17 am in Law Medicine IJ: On Wednesday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia struck down a D.C. law that barred therapists from other jurisdictions from doing online teletherapy visits with clients in D.C. The decision comes nearly six years after Virginia-based counselor Elizabeth Brokamp teamed up with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to file a lawsuit arguing the law violated the First Amendment. “This decision is a victory for anyone who speaks for a living,” said IJ Deputy Director of Litigation Robert McNamara.
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