Surprising court ruling in California

And the 9th usually goes the other direction.

I know the Ninth has a rep with the right-wing talking heads, but I think their decisions have been much more consistent when viewed purely on the basis of "pro-" or "anti-" personal liberty (whether we happen to personally be in favor of that particular liberty for all or not).

Often that puts them at odds with many on the far right, less often with Libertarian secularists like me.