'''28 U.S.C. § 1254(1)''' is the primary [[jurisdiction]]al basis for obtaining [[certiorari]] by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]]. The statute mandates that: :Cases in the courts of appeals may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by the following methods:::(1) By writ of certiorari granted upon the petition of any party to any civil or criminal case, before or after rendition of judgment or decree;[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]testies
