(man-dame-us) n. Latin for "we order," a writ (more modernly called a "writ of mandate")
which orders a public agency or governmental body to perform an act required by
law when it has neglected or refused to do so. Examples After petitions were filed
with sufficient valid signatures to qualify a proposition for the ballot, the city
refuses to call the election, claiming it has a legal opinion that the proposal
is unconstitutional. The backers of the proposition file a petition for a writ ordering
the city to hold the election. The court will order a hearing on the writ and afterwards
either issue the writ or deny the petition. Or a state agency refuses to release
public information, a school district charges fees to a student in violation of
state law, or a judge will not permit reporters entry at a public trial. All of
these can be subject of petitions for a writ of mandamus.
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