Judicial Branch Crossword
Across
- 2. transcript of preceding
- 3. a legal case that establishes principle for later cases
- 8. also called the “Opinion of the Court”
- 10. authority of a court to try a case
- 12. activism concept that judges should interpret law in light of current events
- 14. courts lower federal courts
- 15. opinion to make some point not emphasized in the majority opinion
- 16. detailed written statement
- 17. civilian court part of the judicial branch, but separate from the military establishment
- 18. person against whom the complaint is made
Down
- 1. case when defendant is tried for federal crime
- 4. order by the Court directing lower court to send up a given case for review
- 5. military courts
- 6. opinion written by justices who don’t agree with the Court’s majority decision
- 7. process used when a lower court is not clear of how to rule a case
- 9. case a case involving non-criminal matters
- 11. person who files the suite
- 13. list of cases to be heard