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District Attorney Thien Ho and Sheriff Jim Cooper held a news conference Thursday to urge residents to turn out to an en banc hearing next Wednesday, where a larger swath of the parole board will review the board’s initial decision in Vogelsang’s case.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
But the decision was vacated in October as the court agreed to an en banc review, meaning with all of its judges.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The appeals court said the judges who ruled against Habba did not request a rehearing, and that a majority of the full court voted against taking the case en banc.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
This means that the en banc ruling of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will remain in effect for Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
—Drew Broussard, Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
But the decision was vacated in October as the court agreed to an en banc review, meaning with all of its judges.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
The appeals court said the judges who ruled against Habba did not request a rehearing, and that a majority of the full court voted against taking the case en banc.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026
This means that the en banc ruling of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will remain in effect for Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
—Drew Broussard, Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
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“En banc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20banc. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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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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