Certiorari is a legal term that means a higher court reviewing decisions made by lower courts to see if they were fair and followed the law correctly. It helps ensure justice and can lead to a case being reviewed or overturned.
Lawyers will be well advised to review this most recent Supreme Court decision before advising their clients to pursue petitions for writs of certiorari of discovery orders which do not involve claims of privilege. (parrishappeals.com)
The case that may provide the vehicle for such a ruling, Ellison v. United States, was recently the subject of an order directing the U.S. Solicitor General to file a response to the defendants» petition for certiorari by May 21. (wlflegalpulse.com)
The Supreme Court started its work this morning with this order list that include a grant of certiorari in one federal criminal case, Luis v. US. (sentencing.typepad.com)