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Maxwell filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Court in April and filed a reply in support of the petition on Monday.
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Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Petition for writ of certiorari or, in the alternative, a writ of prohibition, writ of mandamus, or other supervisory writ.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Maxwell filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in April.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Lonoke County Circuit Court.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Petition for writ of certiorari granted; writ issued; circuit court's gag order vacated.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Read filed a writ of certiorari this week after an appellate court denied her request to have charges of murder and fleeing the scene dropped from her second trial after the first ended with a hung jury last year.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Earlier this month, Skadden attorneys petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari on behalf of the NBA in a case involving the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Since other cases can’t simply be appealed to the Supreme Court, a party seeking to be heard on an appeal from a lower court decision—like this one—must file a writ of certiorari.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Petition for writ of certiorari or, in the alternative, a writ of prohibition, writ of mandamus, or other supervisory writ.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Maxwell filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court in April.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Petition for writ of certiorari to the Lonoke County Circuit Court.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Petition for writ of certiorari granted; writ issued; circuit court's gag order vacated.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
Read filed a writ of certiorari this week after an appellate court denied her request to have charges of murder and fleeing the scene dropped from her second trial after the first ended with a hung jury last year.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Earlier this month, Skadden attorneys petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari on behalf of the NBA in a case involving the federal Video Privacy Protection Act.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Since other cases can’t simply be appealed to the Supreme Court, a party seeking to be heard on an appeal from a lower court decision—like this one—must file a writ of certiorari.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Writ of certiorari.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writ%20of%20certiorari. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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