When the United States Supreme Court grants a writ of certiorari, this means that the Court is _____.

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When the United States Supreme Court grants a writ of certiorari, it means that the Court agrees to review a case that has been previously decided by a lower court. The Court is not taking original jurisdiction over the case (A), nor is it obligated to review the case (B). The Court is also not willing to retry the case (D), but rather to review it and possibly make a new ruling or clarify the law.

When the United States Supreme Court Grants a Writ of Certiorari