Chatrie v. United States · ¶118

Advisory-opinion concerns aside, our prudential certiorari considerations further counseled against granting certiorari. Writs of certiorari are discretionary, and we reserve them for “compelling” cases in which the court below “has decided an important question of federal law.” This Court’s Rule 10. The question in this case does not qualify.

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