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What directs a lower court to send its records to the US Supreme Court?
A writ of certiorari
How many writs of certiorari have been granted?
There have been tens of thousands of writs of certiorari granted in the history of the US Supreme Court.
What term is used when the US Supreme Court declines to hear a case?
Certiorari Denied or denied certiorari, usually abbreviated as cert. denied.
What does writ of certiorari means literally?
To be informed.
Only a small percentage of petitions for writs of certiorari to the supreme court are?
Granted certiorari (accepted for review, and the case records ordered from the lower courts).
How has writ of certiorari changed in recent years?
A Writ of Certiorari is an accepted and standardized legal description of a particular court order. In what way are you assuming, or asking, that it has changed?
When the Supreme Court argrees to hear a case what does it grant?
The Court grants certiorari to the petitioner, and issues a writ of certiorari to the lower court, asking for the case files.
What do attorneys first submit to the US Supreme Court?
A petition for a writ of certiorari, or request for the Supreme Court to consider their case on appeal and issue a writ of certiorari to the lower (usually appellate) court. A writ of certiorari is a court order requesting the official records for a specified case.
A court which can try all felony cases has?
Certiorari
What is the main route to the Supreme Court?
the writ of certiorari.
How to pronounce certiorari?
Sir-she-oh-raw-ree
What happens to most petitions for Writ of Certiorari to the US Supreme Court?
Most petitions for Writ of Certiorari are denied. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
