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One thing that the DC panel did here was force the issue to the Supreme Court with minimal delay.
An appellate case can be acted on when the "mandate" issues. And normally the rules provide for an automatic stay (pause) in the issuing of the mandate if a party files for rehearing en banc (the whole appellate court, not just the three judge panel).
Here, they said that they would NOT stay the mandate for an en banc petition. But they still gave Trump until Monday to file with the Supreme Court for a stay, so they are not prejudicing him or trying to overstep the Supreme Court. They are just not going to let him add a two-week delay for no reason
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