[Focault's Pendulum]

Friday's bombshell ruling by the appeals court is expected to be met by Obama Administration asking for a panel made up of all the judges in the same circuit to review the ruling.

If it fails at that level, the administration can ask the Supreme Court to reverse the ruling.

That is not part of the legal process. In fact it may be illegal.

This should go direct to the Supreme Court.

[FoxInSocks]

That is not part of the legal process. In fact it may be illegal.

Look up the term en banc.

[Scoutmaster]

?That is not part of the legal process. In fact it may be illegal.

This should go direct to the Supreme Court.

It is part of the legal process. Read Rule 35. En Banc Determination of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Rule 35(a)

A majority of the circuit judges who are in regular active service and who are not disqualified may order that an appeal or other proceeding be heard or reheard by the court of appeals en banc. An en banc hearing or rehearing is not favored and ordinarily will not be ordered unless:

(1) en banc consideration is necessary to secure or maintain uniformity of the court's decisions; or

(2) the proceeding involves a question of exceptional import.

A majority of the judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit can vote to rehear this appeal en banc, that is, before the entire panel of judges.

[BuckeyeTexan]

No, it's not illegal. It's called an en banc (French for "on the bench") hearing and it happens regularly.

[Red Badger]

In fact it may be illegal.

Since when does this administration care about little things like that?......................

[Jewbacca]

“hat is not part of the legal process. In fact it may be illegal.”

It is part of the normal legal process.

It’s call an “en banc” re-hearing.

I’m not even really American and know this stuff. What do they teach in schools?