Massachusetts Assault Weapons Ban Petition for Certiori Filed

Sadly, I don't think SCOTUS will ever take up another gun case. I've said this many times. They would either have to allow all bans, or destroy them all. They are not prepared to do either
 
Sadly, I don't think SCOTUS will ever take up another gun case. I've said this many times. They would either have to allow all bans, or destroy them all. They are not prepared to do either
There’s 4 justices that would likely vote to take on the case. Roberts would be a major gray variable though.
 
Sadly, I don't think SCOTUS will ever take up another gun case. I've said this many times. They would either have to allow all bans, or destroy them all. They are not prepared to do either

They could remand it back after other decisions are made and tell them to rule based on some newer precedent.
 
I didn't know what that meant so I looked it up here....

certiorari

At quick glance I thought it said Citori.



Certiorari
[Latin, To be informed of.] At Common Law, an original writ or order issued by the Chancery or King's Bench, commandingofficers of inferior courts to submit the record of a cause pending before them to give the party more certain and speedyjustice.

A writ that a superior appellate court issues in its discretion to an inferior court, ordering it to produce a certified record of aparticular case it has tried, in order to determine whether any irregularities or errors occurred that justify review of the case. Adevice by which the Supreme Court of the United States exercises its discretion in selecting the cases it will review.

Certiorari is an extraordinary prerogative writ granted in cases that otherwise would not be entitled to review. A petition forcertiorari is made to a superior appellate court, which may exercise its discretion in accepting a case for review, while anappeal of a case from a lower court to an intermediate appellate court, or from an intermediate appellate court to a superiorappellate court, is regulated by statute. Appellate review of a case that is granted by the issuance of certiorari is sometimescalled an appeal, although such review is at the discretion of the appellate court.

A party, the petitioner, files a petition for certiorari with the appellate court after a judgment has been rendered against him inthe inferior court. The petition must specifically state why the relief sought is unavailable in any other court or through anyother appellate process, along with information clearly identifying the case and the questions to be reviewed, the relevantprovisions of law to be applied, a concise statement of facts relating to the issues, and any other materials required bystatute. The rules of practice of the appellate court to which the petitioner has applied for relief govern the procedure to beobserved. For example, a petition for statutory certiorari made to the Supreme Court of the United States must be prefacedby a motion for leave, or permission, to file such a petition. If a common-law writ is sought, however, the petitioner need onlyfile a petition for certiorari.

After evaluating the petition, the appellate court will decide whether to grant or deny certiorari. Certiorari is issued, designatedas "cert. granted," when the case presents an issue that is appropriate for resolution by the court and it is in the publicinterest to do so, such as when the issue has been decided differently by a variety of lower courts, thereby creating confusionand necessitating a uniform interpretation of the law. Certiorari is denied when the appellate court decides that the case doesnot present an appropriate matter for its consideration. In the practice of the Supreme Court, if a petition has been grantedcertiorari as a result of a mistake, such as where the petitioner misrepresents the case or the case has become moot, theCourt will dismiss the petition as "having been improvidently granted," which has the same effect as an initial denial of thepetition. Practically speaking, this rarely occurs.

Some states have abolished writs of certiorari under their rules of appellate practice.
 
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