What is the most frequent and best known action of Supreme Court justices in their role as circuit justices?
A) vetting cases for the Supreme Court
B) hearing challenges to state laws
C) writing writs of habeas corpus
D) reviewing requests for stays of execution
E) overturning laws passed by Congress

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The most frequent and well-known action of Supreme Court justices in their role as circuit justices is reviewing requests for stays of execution. This means that they review cases in which a person has been sentenced to death and their lawyers request a delay in the execution while they pursue appeals in the courts.

What Is the Most Frequent and Best Known Action of Supreme