The votes of four justices are needed to grant certiorari. Between 90 and 95 percent of all such ...

The votes of four justices are needed to grant certiorari. Between 90 and 95 percent of all such applications are denied.

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The overwhelming majority of cases presented to the Court come in the form of petitions for a writ of certiorari (a Latin term meaning made more certain). The Court can choose which of the cases it wants to hear by denying or granting certiorari.

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In the case of Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, the Court ruled 5-4 that states may impose sharp restrictions on abortions.

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In 1990 the papers of the late Justice Thurgood Marshall were made public by the Library of Congress.

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Unlike Congress and the presidency--institutions that are the subject of continual scrutiny by the media--the Supreme Court has usually operated in secrecy.

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