Damn, all my 69 years I've been under, apparently, the false impression judges were to rule on the law and such things as personal skepticism had nothing to do with a decision. Now, because of the fine judges on the 9th Circus, I find skepticism is, in fact, enshrined in the law.
OK, so a few points to remember:
1. 9th Circus -- the most over-ruled court in the land. If they rule one way, it probably goes to the Supremes.
2. Don't forget that this is an opinion piece written by a guy trying to read the tea leaves based on the questions posed during oral arguments.
3. Lawyers will tell you: questions during oral arguments generally are not good predictors of how the court will eventually rule.
4. It's good for the judges to vigorously challenge lawyers to defend their arguments.