The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has refused to reconsider a ruling that struck down San Diego’s ban on group yoga classes in public parks and beaches.

Not a single judge on the appellate court voted to rehear the case — a rare signal of unanimity that leaves the earlier ruling intact and the city’s ban unenforceable.

The ruling is another win for yoga instructors Steve Hubbard — known as “NamaSteve” — and Amy Baack, who sued the city last year.

In June, a three-judge panel had ruled unanimously that teaching yoga is protected speech and that city officials had failed to show how the classes threaten public safety or prevent enjoyment of the city’s shoreline parks, overturning a lower court’s ruling.

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