Don't get too excited. One ruling in favor of freedom does not balance (hundreds of?) thousands of rulings against.
Is it necessary for me to point out that I think those guilty of CP should be given a permanent vacation in the afterlife? Bitcoin forum? Check. Then, probably.
Well, I read a little more and it seems like lower courts in the US have come out on both sides of this in the past few years somewhat equally. Some rulings for decryption against the will of the defendant, some rulings against. I think we can agree that people who are into CP in any way are screwed up and deserve what they get, but that's beside the point - the point here is that at least some courts in the US uphold the right to avoid self-incrimination by forced decryption of evidence against yourself.
What needs to happen now is for someone to take it to the Supreme Court, but that could definitely backfire. It will be interesting to see if this happens some time soon.
