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noted (e.g., no writ, writ refused, writ denied, etc.) in order for the reader to determine at a glance whether the cited opinion is binding precedent only in the district of the Court of Appeals in which it was decided, or binding precedent for the entire state. In contrast, California, Florida, and New York solved the problem of creating uniform precedent by simply holding that the first intermediate appellate court to reach a novel question of law always sets binding precedent for the entire state, unless and until another intermediate appellate court expressly disagrees with the first one. Meanwhile, some states, such as
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While Texas' unique practice saved the state supreme court from having to hear relatively minor cases just to create uniform statewide precedents on those issues, it also makes for lengthy citations to the opinions of the Courts of Appeals, since the subsequent writ history of the case must always be
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Certiorari is used to bring up into the High Court the decision of some inferior tribunal or authority in order that it may be investigated. If the decision does not pass the test, it is quashed – that is to say, it is declared completely invalid, so that no one need respect it. The underlying policy
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In two states without an intermediate appeals court (New Hampshire and West Virginia), the Supreme Court used to operate under discretionary review in all cases, whether civil or criminal. This meant that there was no right of appeal in either state, with the only exception being death penalty cases
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of 1988, most cases cannot be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States as a matter of right. A party who wants the Supreme Court to review a decision of a federal or state court files a "petition for writ of certiorari" in the Supreme Court. A "petition" is printed in booklet format and 40
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If no superintending tribunal of this nature were established, different courts might adopt different and even contradictory rules of decision; and the distractions, springing from these different and contradictory rules, would be without remedy and without end. Opposite determinations of the same
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can only be used to correct jurisdictional errors, i.e. when a court makes a decision that is out of its power to make; it cannot be used to correct legal errors, i.e. where a court makes a decision it is allowed to make, but decides incorrectly. The latter type of error can only be challenged
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is that all inferior courts and authorities have only limited jurisdiction or powers and must be kept within their legal bounds. This is the concern of the Crown, for the sake of orderly administration of justice, but it is a private complaint which sets the Crown in motion.
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was tasked with the duty of supervising all lower courts, and had power to issue all writs necessary for the discharge of that duty; the justices of that Court appeared to have no discretion as to whether it was heard, as long as an application for a bill of
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in New Hampshire; West Virginia abolished its death penalty in 1965. New Hampshire transitioned to mandatory review for the vast majority of cases beginning in 2004, while West Virginia transitioned to mandatory review for all cases beginning in 2010.
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is created by the denial itself, and the lower court's decision is treated as mandatory authority only within the geographical (or in the case of the Federal Circuit, subject-specific) jurisdiction of that court. The reasons for why a denial of
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was suggested in terms of reviewing a case—much as the term is applied today—although the term was also used in writing to indicate the need or duty to inform other parties of a court's ruling. It was a highly technical term appearing only in
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have become valid binding precedent of the Texas Supreme Court itself because the high court refused applications for writ of error rather than denying them and thereby signaled that it approved of their holdings as the law of the state.
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to direct that the record of the lower court be sent to the superior court for review. The term is Latin for "to be made more certain", and comes from the opening line of such writs, which traditionally began with the Latin words
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is often found in Roman literature on law, but applied in a philosophical rather than tangible manner when concerning the action of review of a case or aspects of a case. Essentially, it states that the case will be heard.
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was a supervisory writ, serving to keep "all inferior jurisdictions within the bounds of their authority ... the liberty of the subject, by speedy and summary interposition". In England and Wales, the Court of
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In every judicial department, well arranged and well organized, there should be a regular, progressive, gradation of jurisdiction; and one supreme tribunal should superintend and govern all the others.
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by the state supreme court normally does not imply approval or disapproval of the merits of the lower court's decision. In March 1927, the Texas Legislature enacted a law directing the
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and which the Court considers sufficiently important, such as cases involving deep constitutional questions, to merit the use of its limited resources, utilizing tools such as the
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is a rarely-used power, part of the inherent jurisdiction of the superior courts. It is usually used to cancel a lower court's decision because of an obvious mistake.
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is also available if a decision affects the rights of a third party who would not have standing to appeal the decision. The Supreme Court declined to decide whether
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to hear applications for writs of error when it believed the Court of Appeals opinion correctly stated the law. Thus, since June 1927, over 4,100 decisions of the
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means merely that at least four of the justices have determined that the circumstances described in the petition are sufficient to warrant review by the Court.
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and the other writs, but it was expected that as the legal profession adapted to the use of the new application for review, the writs would cease to be used.
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the petition, the case is scheduled for the filing of briefs and for oral argument. A minimum of four of the nine justices is required to grant a writ of
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Law Commission/Te Aka Matua O Te Tura, "Study Paper 10: Mandatory Orders against the Crown and Tidying Judicial Review" (March 2001), paras. 49-50.
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worthy". The granting of a writ does not necessarily mean that the Supreme Court disagrees with the decision of the lower court. Granting a writ of
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would be available to address a legal error that threatens irreparable harm to a party's rights that could not be cured on appeal.
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is sometimes misunderstood as implying that the Supreme Court approves the decision of the lower court. As the Court explained in
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Thompson, David C.; Wachtell, Melanie F. (2009). "An Empirical Analysis of Supreme Court Certiorari Petition Procedures".
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It has evolved in the legal system of each nation, as court decisions and statutory amendments are made. In modern law,
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Russel R. Wheeler & Cynthia Harrison, Fed. Judicial Ctr., Creating the Federal Judicial System 17–18 (3d ed. 2005).
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has gained broader use in many countries, to review the decisions of administrative bodies as well as lower courts.
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through an appeal, once the court makes a final decision in the case. This is part of a general prohibition on
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in state courts, while others have replaced it with statutory procedures. In the federal courts, this use of
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Steiner, Mark E. (February 1999). "Not Fade Away: The Continuing Relevance of 'Writ Refused' Opinions".
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The supreme tribunal produces and preserves a uniformity of decision through the whole judicial system.
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exists; in those states, a sentence of death is automatically appealed to the state's highest court.
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docket. The Supreme Court is generally careful to choose only cases over which the Court has
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have ruled differently in similar situations. These are often called "percolating issues".
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It confines and supports every inferior court within the limits of its just jurisdiction.
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or in some circumstances a petition for review in a United States court of appeals.
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nullifying a decision of a public body, in England and Wales, orders or writs of
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after an adversarial hearing. Some states have retained this use of the writ of
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was established a superior court in 1841, it had inherent jurisdiction to issue
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to control inferior courts and tribunals. The common law jurisdiction to issue
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power to any other court to enforce the fundamental rights, in addition to the
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Supreme Court Case Selections Act, Pub.L. 100-352, 102 Stat. 662 (1988)
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question, in different courts, would be equally final and irreversible.
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met established criteria, as it arose from their duty of supervision.
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An Empirical Analysis of Supreme Court Certiorari Petition Procedures
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Conversely, the Supreme Court's denial of a petition for a writ of
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Legal Information Institute, Wex Legal Dictionary: "Certiorari".
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issues to a lower court to review the lower court's judgment for
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Encyclopedia of New Zealand 1966: Legal System: Supreme Court.
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was historically used by lower courts in the United States for
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Linzer, Peter (1979). "The Meaning of Certiorari Denials".
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Texas is an unusual exception to the rule that denial of
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cannot be treated as implicit approval were set forth in
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An arrangement in this manner is proper for two reasons:
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to protect fundamental rights, the Supreme Court and the
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court systems use the same terminology, but in others,
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The Philippines has adapted the extraordinary writ of
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applications to the Supreme Court of the United States
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Reflecting this evolution in usage as a remedy after
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evolved into a general remedy for the correction of
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Index

Writ of Certiorari
Prerogative writs
Certiorari / Review
Habeas corpus
Mandamus / Mandate
peremptory
Procedendo
Prohibito / Prohibition
Quo warranto
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Administrative law
Administrative court
Delegated legislation
Exhaustion of remedies
Justiciability
Ministerial act
Ouster clause
Prerogative writ
Certiorari
Habeas corpus
Mandamus
Prohibition
Quo warranto
Rulemaking
Ultra vires
judicial review
Fettering of discretion
Legitimate expectation

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