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Since then, the Trump administration’s appeal for an en banc rehearing by the full Fifth Circuit Court has been granted, and it will be reargued in the coming weeks or months.
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David Smilde, Time, 3 Nov. 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
What To Know The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted to hold an en banc rehearing—an extended review with 11 judges—of the earlier decision that allowed Trump to deploy 200 Oregon National Guard troops to support federal officers in Portland.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 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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David Smilde, Time, 3 Nov. 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
What To Know The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted to hold an en banc rehearing—an extended review with 11 judges—of the earlier decision that allowed Trump to deploy 200 Oregon National Guard troops to support federal officers in Portland.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 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 17 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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