Cert. (as in Cert. denied)
A writ of certiorari
There have been tens of thousands of writs of certiorari granted in the history of the US Supreme Court.
To properly cite a petition for writ of certiorari in Bluebook format, follow this general format: Petitioner's Name v. Respondent's Name, No. , Petition for Writ of Certiorari, U.S. (Year).
Certiorari Denied or denied certiorari, usually abbreviated as cert. denied.
To be informed.
Granted certiorari (accepted for review, and the case records ordered from the lower courts).
To cite a petition for writ of certiorari in a legal document, follow this format: Petitioner's Last Name v. Respondent's Last Name, Petition for Writ of Certiorari, Case Number, (Court Name Year).
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?
The Court grants certiorari to the petitioner, and issues a writ of certiorari to the lower court, asking for the case files.
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.
Certiorari
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