A writ of certiorari
A) means that judges have decided a case on the basis of precedent.
B) frees a detained person whom a court has found is being held in violation of due process.
C) is used by the Supreme Court to call up a case.
D) is the official record of a court's decision, stating the facts of the case and the rationale for the decision.
E) is used to move a case from a court of original jurisdiction to a federal district court.
Answer: C