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The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on conversion therapy in Colorado, deciding the law violated the First Amendment protecting free speech. On this week’s 51%, we chat with Albany Law School’s Vin Bonventre about why the Supreme Court ruled the way it did, and what this means for similar bans in other states, including New York. WAMC’s Elias Guerra also speaks with a woman working to start the first Black trans-owned bookstore in New York’s Hudson Valley.

The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on conversion therapy in Colorado, deciding the law violated the First Amendment protecting free speech. On this week’s 51%, we chat with Albany Law School’s Vin Bonventre about why the Supreme Court ruled the way it did, and what this means for similar bans in other states, including New York. WAMC’s Elias Guerra also speaks with a woman working to start the first Black trans-owned bookstore in New York’s Hudson Valley.

DoorDash driver Alpha Barry had claimed he stopped at John Reilly’s home to ask for help after his phone died. Reilly fired two shots as Barry drove away, one of which struck him in the back.

The jury began deliberating on Tuesday in the case of John Reilly, the Chester Town official, charged with attempted murder for shooting a DoorDash driver leaving Reilly’s driveway.

The Chester highway superintendent faces attempted murder, assault and other felony charges for allegedly shooting the driver who came to his door last May.

Tomorrow, March 21, is World Puppetry Day and Arts Mid-Hudson will mark the occasion with a Day of Puppetry at Keepsake at the Academy in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Day of Puppetry opens the 3rd annual Hudson Valley Puppetry Festival which runs through April 25 and includes puppet theatre performances and exhibitions throughout the region.

National Grid’s online power outage map indicated 778 active outages across upstate New York affecting 25,283 customers as of 5 p.m.

A local cheese packaging company is finally brie-ing itself. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons recently toured Hudson Valley Creamery’s facilities after it won gold at the World Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin.

Fay Mohamed died on Feb. 25 from injuries sustained in January.

New Yorkers are still dealing with hazardous conditions from the winter’s latest snowstorm, with reports of up to 14 inches south and east of Albany. Westchester extended its travel ban until 6 p.m. Monday.