Examples of writ of certiorari in a Sentence
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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.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 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
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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.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 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
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“Writ of certiorari.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/writ%20of%20certiorari. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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