MRC’s Liz Swasey suggested to me it could be interesting to see how/if media label this 3-judge panel now that they’ve turned the recall upside down:

“The three judges from the 9th Circuit who heard [CA recall] the case were all appointed by Democratic presidents — Judge Pregerson by President Carter and judges Sidney Thomas and Richard A. Paez by President Clinton — and are considered among the most liberal on the court.”