A writ of certiorari is
A) a brief submitted by individuals who a have special interest in the case but who are not parties to the dispute.
B) the most powerful tool that the Court has for controlling its own agenda.
C) one of the basic individual rights that is guaranteed by the Constitution.
D) a statement of the legal reasoning that supports the decision of the Court.
E) another term for the "rule of four".

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A writ of certiorari is an order from a higher court, usually the Supreme Court, to a lower court to send up the records of a case for review. This allows the Supreme Court to control its own agenda by selecting cases that it deems important to hear. Therefore, choice B is the correct answer.

A Writ of Certiorari Is