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Politics : Electoral College 2000 - Ahead of the Curve
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To: TraderGreg who wrote (1449)11/10/2000 1:03:27 AM
From: Raymond Duray  Read Replies (1) of 6710
 
Hi Greg,

Here's an online law dictionary version:

dictionary.law.com

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certiorari
n. (sersh-oh-rare-ee) a writ (order) of a higher court to a lower court to send all the documents in a case to it so the higher court can review the lower court's decision. Certiorari is most commonly used by the U.S. Supreme Court, which is selective about which cases it will hear on appeal. To appeal to the Supreme Court one applies to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari, which it grants at its discretion and only when at least three members believe that the case involves a sufficiently significant federal question in the public interest. By denying such a writ the Supreme Court says it will let the lower court decision stand, particularly if it conforms to accepted precedents (previously decided cases).

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One can never collect to many on-line dictionaries. Here's another that I've taken a liking to lately:
lineone.net

To paraphrase Robert Bork, here's an article you might like about "Louching into Gomorrah":
nytimes.com

Thanks for the thread, one of the very best on SI on the obsession du jour. I'm afraid the frat brothers are in full session at the standard GWB thread and complete sentences are anathema there. Why, you'd think it was the WWF thread.
Come to think of it......

L8R, Ray :)
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