(sersh-oh-rare-ee) a writ (order) of a higher court to a lower court to send all
the documents in a case to it so the higher court can review the lower court's decision.
Certiorari is most commonly used by the U. S. Supreme Court, which is selective
about which cases it will hear on appeal. To appeal to the Supreme Court one applies
to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari, which it grants at its discretion
and only when at least three members believe that the case involves a sufficiently
significant federal question in the public interest. By denying such a writ the
Supreme Court says it will let the lower court decision stand, particularly if it
conforms to accepted precedents (previously decided cases).
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