When it decides to hear a case,the U.S.Supreme Court issues a ____________ ordering the lower court to certify the record of proceedings below and send it up to the Supreme Court.

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A writ of certiorari is a legal order issued by the Supreme Court to the lower court to send the record of a case to be reviewed by the Supreme Court. It is the most common way in which the Supreme Court hears cases. The other options (A) commandment, (B) writ of order, and (D) writ of expo facto are not legal terms typically used in this context.

When It Decides to Hear a Case,the U