Supreme Court

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Across
  1. 5. ___ Marshall, first Black Supreme Court justice
  2. 7. Writ the Court grants when it agrees to hear a case
  3. 8. John ___, first Chief Justice of the United States
  4. 12. Latin phrase meaning "to stand by things decided"
  5. 13. What a justice does to step aside from a case over a conflict of interest
  6. 14. Opinion that becomes the Court's official ruling
  7. 15. Number of justices on the Court since 1869
  8. 16. Month when the Court's term begins
  9. 19. Official who nominates justices
  10. 21. ___ v. Madison, 1803 case that established judicial review
  11. 23. Describes a 9-0 decision
  12. 26. The Court's list of cases
  13. 27. Earlier ruling that guides later decisions
Down
  1. 1. Document the Court interprets
  2. 2. City where the Supreme Court sits
  3. 3. ___ curiae, a "friend of the court" brief
  4. 4. Head of the Supreme Court
  5. 6. Session where lawyers present their case to the justices
  6. 9. Request for a higher court to review a decision
  7. 10. Body that confirms Supreme Court nominees
  8. 11. ___ v. Wainwright, 1963 case guaranteeing a right to a lawyer
  9. 17. Black garments the justices wear on the bench
  10. 18. ___ v. Board of Education, 1954 school desegregation ruling
  11. 20. Opinion written by justices who disagree with the ruling
  12. 22. Case that led to "You have the right to remain silent"
  13. 24. Sandra Day ___, first woman on the Court
  14. 25. Written legal argument submitted to the Court
  15. 28. Recent law graduate who assists a justice