rule of four
- A procedural principle used by the U.S. Supreme Court where a case will be reviewed if at least four out of the nine justices agree to do so
- The rule of four was invoked in order to review a contentious lower court decision.
- Even though the majority of justices disagreed, the rule of four allowed the case to be reviewed by the Supreme Court.
- By utilizing the rule of four, a minority group of justices were able to bring the case to the Supreme Court for evaluation.
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