Examples of writ of certiorari in a Sentence
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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.
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The Conversation,
24 June 2026
Instead, the county recently filed for a 30-day extension to file a petition for writ of certiorari with the Colorado Supreme Court.
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Olivia Young,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court.
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Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Nov. 2025
The first major gun case the justices agreed to hear was Wolford v. Lopez, granting the petition for writ of certiorari earlier this month.
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Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Conversation,
24 June 2026
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
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court.
—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Nov. 2025
The first major gun case the justices agreed to hear was Wolford v. Lopez, granting the petition for writ of certiorari earlier this month.
—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Writ of certiorari.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writ%20of%20certiorari. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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