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Reason for Granting Cert

Variable Name
certReason

Spaeth Name
CERT

Normalizations
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This variable provides the reason, if any, that the Court gives for granting the petition for certiorari. If the case did not arise on certiorari, this variable will be so coded even if the Court provides a reason why it agreed to hear the case. The Court, however, rarely provides a reason for taking jurisdiction by writs other than certiorari.

Values:

1	case did not arise on cert or cert not granted
2	federal court conflict
3	federal court conflict and to resolve important or significant question
4	putative conflict
5	conflict between federal court and state court
6	state court conflict
7	federal court confusion or uncertainty
8	state court confusion or uncertainty
9	federal court and state court confusion or uncertainty
10	to resolve important or significant question
11	to resolve question presented
12	no reason given
13	other reason