How to Use certiorari in a Sentence

certiorari

noun
  • The Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari leaves all three tracks in place.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The writ for certiorari also asks the justices to overturn the ruling.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • For the high court to accept a petition to hear full arguments, four of the nine justices must vote to grant certiorari.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Cases granted certiorari move onto the merits stage.
    — The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • The majority may be raring to take that action, as its grant of certiorari before judgment suggests.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
  • For cases denied certiorari, the lower court decision stands.
    — The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • Following the conference, the court releases its list of cases granted and denied certiorari, known as the orders of the court.
    — The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • This time, parental rights advocates are hopeful the Supreme Court will accept at least one of the cases, if not all three, seeking certiorari.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In 2020, the Supreme Court denied the NFL’s petition for certiorari to review the ongoing NFL Sunday Ticket antitrust litigation.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
  • In 2020, the Court denied the NFL’s petition for certiorari for review of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling but Justice Brett Kavanaugh seemed to favor the NFL’s position.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026

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