Had the panel not reversed itself, prosecutors said hundreds of prior convictions would have been reversed.
But 24 hours later the panel, which had received dozens of telephone calls from angry constituents, reversed itself.
But the intervention angered some intelligence officials, and a second panel reversed course in April 2003.
In September 2012, the panel reversed itself and fired the two men again.
When the misguided switch came to light, the panel reversed field again yesterday and went back to the previous formulation.
The panel also reversed itself on "Victor/Victoria," excluding four songs from the movie.
After a district court found in favor of the defendants, a three-judge appellate panel reversed the decision.
The panel could reverse the commission's ruling only if it found it had no rational basis.
But two months later the panel reversed itself by a 6-to-5 vote, reasoning that the potential benefits for seriously obese patients outweighed the risks.
A panel of the Eleventh Circuit reversed and remanded for a new trial.