Supreme Court Hears Free Speech Challenge to Ban on Conversion Therapy NYT | Top Stories By: Ann E. Marimow 7 October 2025 at 17:03 The court’s ruling in the Colorado case will have implications for more than 20 other states with similar laws. © Tierney L. Cross/The New York TimesA central question for the justices is whether Colorado’s law is a permissible regulation of professional conduct or an unconstitutional infringement on free speech.