Judicial Branch Crossword

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