Secret court judge rejects US gov’t request for longer metadata retention

Stop me if I'm wrong, but nobody advocates against the government lawyers in FISC arguments, right? So, how can this be a win? I know that's a technical point, but still...

If a notorious rubber stamp says the arguments are "simple unpersuasive", how bad are the gov's arguments?

This also shows that even a hint of publicity works wonders as far as getting some justice out of a secret court. One has to question what other massive abuses are going on under the cover of "national defense" or "compartmentalizatoin"/