Writs of Certiorari
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines writ of certiorari as a writ of Superior Court to call up record of an inferior court or a body acting in a quasi-judicial capacity. Certiorari is the general method most cases make their way to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court since it has specific jurisdiction over a very limited range of disputes. For example, the Supreme Court order a lower court to send the record, and it usually hear the cases, if it has national significance and value. However, the court is not under any obligation to hear these cases, unless they have been decided in either a U.S. Court of Appeals or the highest Court in a given state. In general, the Supreme Court has its own set of rules to following in
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines writ of certiorari as a writ of Superior Court to call up record of an inferior court or a body acting in a quasi-judicial capacity. Certiorari is the general method most cases make their way to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court since it has specific jurisdiction over a very limited range of disputes. For example, the Supreme Court order a lower court to send the record, and it usually hear the cases, if it has national significance and value. However, the court is not under any obligation to hear these cases, unless they have been decided in either a U.S. Court of Appeals or the highest Court in a given state. In general, the Supreme Court has its own set of rules to following in