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Data indicates rehearings en banc are granted only about 1% of the time.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
The Hernandez family challenged the decision, leading to the reversal Monday on a 6-5 vote by the larger en banc panel of the appellate court.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Yet the plaintiffs’ victory was short-lived, as less than a month later, the en banc court inexplicably vacated the panel’s ruling and ordered a new hearing, which took place on September 24.
—Anthony Aycock
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
The appellate court denial of an en banc hearing came without explanation, as is common.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 June 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
The Hernandez family challenged the decision, leading to the reversal Monday on a 6-5 vote by the larger en banc panel of the appellate court.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Yet the plaintiffs’ victory was short-lived, as less than a month later, the en banc court inexplicably vacated the panel’s ruling and ordered a new hearing, which took place on September 24.
—Anthony Aycock
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
The appellate court denial of an en banc hearing came without explanation, as is common.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 13 June 2025
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“En banc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20banc. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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