Is she screwing the case on purpose to get a verdict, kick it upstairs and out of her courtroom, figuring it will be adjudicated on appeal?
She knows the 9th circus will not overturn her.
The appellate court won’t look much into the facts of the case but only the formatting. They might get lucky and an appeals court might give them a victory but an appeal to the 9th will likely squash that.
Trial courts have enormous leeway.
Part of the problem with resisting is you’re actively defying the law and then asking the arbiters of the law to excuse that act. That’s always a tough sell. There will likely be jail time for their actions. Not all rebellions end with the rebels winning, no matter their righteousness.