How to Use writ of certiorari in a Sentence

writ of certiorari

noun phrase
  • By custom, the court agrees to consider a case if at least four justices vote to grant the writ of certiorari.
    — Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Maxwell filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court in April.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The way this most commonly works is that the party who loses in a lower court files a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court.
    — The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • The petitioners filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in April.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Supreme Court won’t review Niblock, as neither the plaintiffs nor Kentucky filed a writ of certiorari.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Instead, the county recently filed for a 30-day extension to file a petition for writ of certiorari with the Colorado Supreme Court.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • The Firearms Policy Coalition and the Second Amendment Foundation filed a petition for writ of certiorari on Wednesday.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • In July, Justice Samuel Alito extended the deadline for New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Interim Director Mary Jo Flaherty to file a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the Third Circuit’s decision in favor of Kalshi.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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