(The Center Square) - Plaintiffs rejoiced this week after a federal appeals court ruled the city of San Diego’s outdoor yoga ban is unconstitutional.

Yoga instructors Steven Hubbard and Amy Baack filed a lawsuit against the city’s ordinance banning the teaching of yoga classes attended by four or more people in public parks and beaches, claiming it was a violation of their First Amendment right of free speech. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the plaintiffs on Wednesday, rejecting a previous district court’s decision that sided with the city.

“It's hard to feel like you are powerless, which is how it felt when the city began shutting everything down,” Baack told The Center Square Thursday. “But I firmly believe that you can fight back and get things overturne

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