A petition for a writ of certiorari is a(n)
a. order from a court to a government official to perform his duty.
b. brief written by someone who has an interest in the outcome of the case but not a party to it.
c. request by the losing party in a suit to a higher court to review the decision.
d. order that the presiding judge should not look to precedents as a guide whenever possible.
e. court’s refusal to hear a case if it has been resolved or rendered irrelevant by subsequent events.
ANS: C
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