certiorari

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Meaning

A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice, or that errors and irregularities may be corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court.

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But for the vast majority, the state supreme court possesses the discretion to grant certiorari (known as review in states that discourage the use of Latin ). Source: Internet

And on the last day of the 2014 Term, with the Quinn v. Harris ruling, the Court granted certiorari in a case presenting just that opportunity. Source: Internet

As a remedy, the town mayor has filed with the Supreme Court a petition for certiorari and injunction with application for preliminary mandatory injunction. Source: Internet

In December, the ACLU of Missouri a petition for a writ of certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court. Source: Internet

An appeal to quarter sessions is open to the defendant, and a further appeal on questions of law to the King's Bench by rule nisi or certiorari. Source: Internet

One of the common reasons the Supreme Court grants certiorari (that is, they agree to hear a case) is if there is a conflict among the circuit courts as to the meaning of a federal law. Source: Internet

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