rehear
verb
re·hear
(ˌ)rē-ˈhir 
reheard
(ˌ)rē-ˈhərd
; rehearing
(ˌ)rē-ˈhir-iŋ
; rehearing
(ˌ)rē-ˈhir-iŋ
: to hear again or anew especially judicially
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Trump asked the full 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the case after a three-judge panel on the court upheld the $5 million verdict late last month.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
When the full Eighth Circuit declined to rehear the case in November, Judge David R. Stras dissented.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Statistically, both appeals are unlikely to be successful — the DC Circuit grants very few requests for rehearing en banc, and the U.S. Supreme Court only hears about 1% of cases brought to it.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
But the full complement of judges on the 5th Circuit agreed to rehear the case and in a July decision, sided with the challengers in a 9-7 vote.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
When the full Eighth Circuit declined to rehear the case in November, Judge David R. Stras dissented.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Statistically, both appeals are unlikely to be successful — the DC Circuit grants very few requests for rehearing en banc, and the U.S. Supreme Court only hears about 1% of cases brought to it.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
But the full complement of judges on the 5th Circuit agreed to rehear the case and in a July decision, sided with the challengers in a 9-7 vote.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Rehear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehear. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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