Confession of error
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confession-of-error-196-10885297
title:
Confession of error
text:
Confession of error is a legal practice whereby the Solicitor General of the United States in his or her role representing the federal government before the Supreme Court of the United States admits a lower court incorrectly decided a case and it is thereby sent back for reconsideration. By confessing error, the Solicitor General declares that the federal government's position, which prevailed in the lower court, was wrong. The Supreme Court typically then vacates the lower court's judgment and
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
US legal practice regarding Federal decisions in the Supreme Court
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confession_of_error
date created:
date modified:
2023-11-08T19:17:24Z
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