Some of the U.S. Supreme Court's most historic decisions have been issued without the benefit of a court of appeals ruling. The Court exercises a little known but "extraordinary power" to grant certiorari before the lower court has rendered judgment. Aaron S. Bayer examines patterns in the Court's prejudgment review -- up through its recent decision in the sentencing case U.S. v. Fanfan and its January denial of certiorari in the Guantanamo Bay detainees case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld .
March 02, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
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