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Certiorari

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A writ of certiorari is the Supreme Court's order calling up a lower court's record so the case may be reviewed.

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Losing parties petition for cert; thousands ask each term, and the Court selects a fraction.

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Petitioning is a request — the Court owes no answer beyond denial.