Can a three-judge panel reconsider or overrule a previous decision?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Eglash, 813 F.3d 882 (9th Cir. 2016):

3 United States v. Gay,967 F.2d 322, 327 (9th Cir.1992) ("as a general rule, one three-judge panel of this court cannot reconsider or overrule the decision of a prior panel").

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