( November 10, 2026, 8:16 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a California federal judge did not abuse his discretion in granting a motion filed by three industry groups for a preliminary injunction preventing the state from enforcing Senate Bill 399 (SB 399), which prohibits employers from subjecting, or threatening to subject, employees to adverse actions for declining to attend employer-sponsored meetings or receive communications intended to convey employers’ opinions about religious or political matters....