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This means that the en banc ruling of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will remain in effect for Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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Drew Broussard, Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
However, an en banc panel of the 5th Circuit – meaning all the circuit’s active judges – will rehear the case on Jan. 20, 2026.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Dec. 2025
The Ninth Circuit briefly lifted her decision but agreed to rehear the case en banc, --- when the entire court hears the case, rather than just a panel -- thereby restoring the block on the deployment.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The original decision was made by a three-judge panel, but the en banc panel will have 11 judges.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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Drew Broussard, Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
However, an en banc panel of the 5th Circuit – meaning all the circuit’s active judges – will rehear the case on Jan. 20, 2026.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Dec. 2025
The Ninth Circuit briefly lifted her decision but agreed to rehear the case en banc, --- when the entire court hears the case, rather than just a panel -- thereby restoring the block on the deployment.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
The original decision was made by a three-judge panel, but the en banc panel will have 11 judges.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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“En banc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20banc. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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en banc
adverb or adjective
variants
also in banc
also in bank
in-ˈbaŋk, äⁿ-ˈbäⁿk
: with all judges or a quorum of judges present : in full court
an en banc rehearing
heard very few matters en banc—H. B. Zobel
H. B. ZobelEtymology
Anglo-French en banke, literally, on the bench
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