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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.
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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
Troops prepare to deploy in Oregon, possible en banc review awaits
While National Guard troops have not yet been deployed into Portland, a federal appeals court cleared the way for the troops to begin guarding federal assets and personnel in the city earlier this week.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025
While the Second Circuit decidedly disfavors rehearings en banc, the court identifies several exceptional circumstances where petitions are granted.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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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
Troops prepare to deploy in Oregon, possible en banc review awaits
While National Guard troops have not yet been deployed into Portland, a federal appeals court cleared the way for the troops to begin guarding federal assets and personnel in the city earlier this week.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2025
While the Second Circuit decidedly disfavors rehearings en banc, the court identifies several exceptional circumstances where petitions are granted.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“En banc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20banc. Accessed 10 Nov. 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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