The Story:  “Judge Upholds Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy,” by Katie Zezima writing for the Associated Press. The Lead: A federal judge on Friday upheld a New Jersey law barring therapists from trying to turn gay youth straight. Judge Freda L. Wolfson said in the ruling that the law does not violate free speech or...

The Story: California gay conversion therapy ban upheld.  By Howard Mintz at the San Jose Mercury News The Lead: “In a decision that could spark a U.S. Supreme Court review, a federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the (California’s) new law barring the practice of counseling minors to convert from homosexuality (aka conversion therapy), rejecting the free...