<P> In legal citations , `` cert . granted sub nom '' is an abbreviation of the legal phrase `` certiorari granted sub nomine '' , meaning `` judicial review granted , under name '' , indicating that a petition for certiorari of a case has been granted , but that the court granting certiorari is hearing the case under a different name than the name under which the subordinate courts heard the case . For example , the case of District of Columbia v. Heller was known as Parker v. District of Columbia in the court below . </P>
<P> In legal citations , `` cert . granted sub nom '' is an abbreviation of the legal phrase `` certiorari granted sub nomine '' , meaning `` judicial review granted , under name '' , indicating that a petition for certiorari of a case has been granted , but that the court granting certiorari is hearing the case under a different name than the name under which the subordinate courts heard the case . For example , the case of District of Columbia v. Heller was known as Parker v. District of Columbia in the court below . </P>
case where supreme court issued a writ of certiorari
case where supreme court issued a writ of certiorari
District of Columbia v. Heller
District of Columbia v. Heller