Rulings by two 9th Circuit judges aren’t precedentially binding
LA Times: “Despite the prominence of the two judges, the rulings are legally meaningless for all but the two couples because they came in the court’s administrative dispute process, rather than in lawsuit judgments.”
See earlier post: Two 9th Circuit Judges grant same-sex “spousal” benefits, one rules Federal DOMA is unconstitutional
Liberty Counsel has issued this press release: Ninth Circus Judge Strikes Again and Writes Solitary Opinion that DOMA is Unconstitutional