[hfinney]

It's a ruling by the 9th Circuit Court, a step below the Supreme Court. The appellate courts have regional jurisdiction. As it happens, San Diego, where this incident occurred, is in the 9th Circuit, so this ruling would be the law unless or until it is overturned by the Supreme Court.

[wrs]

Woops, sorry, my mistake. I live in the area of the 9th Circuit so it's sort of the same to me.