Glossary
Cert granted
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case after a party asked it to issue a writ of certiorari.
Definition
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case after a party asked it to issue a writ of certiorari.
Why it matters
Cert granted moves a dispute onto the Court's merits track, where briefing, possible argument, and a decision can follow.
Common confusion
A grant does not say who should win. It only means the Court will review the question it accepted.
Live examples
- Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioners v. AT&T, Inc.Docket 25-406Review granted
The Federal Communications Commission fined AT&T for sharing its customers' mobile location data with third-party service providers between 2014 and 2019. The Supreme Court will decide if the FCC's authority to assess and enforce these monetary fines violates the Seventh Amendment or Article III of the Constitution.
- Flowers Foods, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Angelo BrockDocket 24-935Review granted
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., et al.Docket 24-889Review granted
This case considers whether a generic drug manufacturer can be held liable for inducing patent infringement when it excludes a patented use from its label but markets its product as a generic version of the brand-name drug. It also addresses what specific allegations of encouraging the patented use are required for an infringement complaint to survive dismissal.