Civic term
Certiorari
Also written as: writ of certiorari
What it means
The order by which the Supreme Court agrees to review a lower court's decision. Review is discretionary: the Court grants a small fraction of petitions, and a denial sets no precedent and expresses no view on the merits.
Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-17
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How it's being covered
107 stories in Sift's index, from 23 outlets.
Filed 2026-05-10 — 2026-09-23.
Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.
Across the spectrum
- Left25 stories
- Center30 stories
- Right49 stories
Positions are AllSides' published ratings, shown for the outlets that filed these stories. 3 stories are counted in the total above but not placed here — either the outlet has no published rating, or Sift has not yet matched the name it files under to a dossier.
Who's covering it
- The HillCenter 16
- CBS NewsLean Left 12
- ReasonLean Right 12
- Washington ExaminerLean Right 11
- Fox NewsLean Right 7
- PBS NewsHourCenter 6
- The Daily CallerRight 6
- New York PostRight 5
- The Washington TimesLean Right 5
- CNBCCenter 3
- The Daily WireRight 3
- The New York TimesLean Left 3
- ABC NewsLean Left 2
- AxiosCenter 2
- NPRCenter 2
- SlateLeft 2
- The GuardianLean Left 2
- The Washington PostLean Left 2
- VoxLeft 2
- BBC NewsCenter 1
- Deadline1
- STAT1
- Sports Illustrated1
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