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certiorari - a type of writ seeking judicial review. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certiorari]
certiorari - a type of writ seeking judicial review. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certiorari]
in re - used to indicate that a judicial proceeding may not have formally designated adverse parties or is otherwise uncontested. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_re]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 21 March 2011

amici curiae - someone, not a party to a case, who volunteers to offer information to assist a court in deciding a matter before it. [1]

certiorari - a type of writ seeking judicial review. [2]

in re - used to indicate that a judicial proceeding may not have formally designated adverse parties or is otherwise uncontested. [3]