Judicial, branch & laws

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Across
  1. 4. Number of justices on the Supreme Court
  2. 5. The party being accused or sued in a court case
  3. 10. The right to speak or act without restraint
  4. 11. Highest court in the United States
  5. 13. The party who initiates a lawsuit
  6. 14. A court's authority to hear appeals
  7. 20. Power to declare laws unconstitutional
  8. 21. First ten amendments to the Constitution
  9. 22. The highest law of the United States
  10. 23. The decision reached by a jury
  11. 24. A written law passed by a legislative body
  12. 25. The branch of government that interprets laws
  13. 26. A written statement by a judge explaining the decision in a case
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  1. 1. The principle that government must operate within the law
  2. 2. A court order requiring a person to do or cease doing a specific action
  3. 3. A formal accusation initiating a criminal case
  4. 6. A change or addition to the Constitution
  5. 7. The lawyer representing the government in a criminal case
  6. 8. The head of the Supreme Court
  7. 9. The power to hear a case for the first time
  8. 12. The power to review a lower court's decision
  9. 15. The act of formally approving a law
  10. 16. The right to a fair trial
  11. 17. The principle that no one is above the law
  12. 18. Legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent
  13. 19. The power of a court to hear a case