Question: You're writing a legal brief that asks the supreme court to review the decision of a circuit court, which you believe has made a decision conflicting with federal precedent. In this brief, you'll petition for a...
A. writ of prohibition
B. writ of habeas corpus
C. writ of certiorari
D. writ of rescission
Answer:
C
(c) Certiorari. That's the definition of the "discretionary review" that you ask for from SCOTUS. It essentially means a writ to transfer the record and files from the lower court to the Supreme Court.
c
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