Unit 5

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Across
  1. 4. A calendar or list of cases for trial or people having cases pending.
  2. 6. speech Speech directed at the overthrow of government
  3. 11. Apublished false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation
  4. 13. Foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where they are living.
  5. 15. Clause The first of several pronouncements in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution
  6. 16. Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
  7. 18. An official document attesting a certain fact, in particular.
  8. 20. opinion Written opinion by one or more judges of a court which agrees with the decision made by the majority of the court
  9. 25. jurisdiction A court's power to hear and decide a case before any appellate review.
  10. 26. jurisdiction Exists where one court has the power to adjudicate a case to the exclusion of all other courts.
  11. 28. An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.
  12. 30. opinion A judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court.
Down
  1. 1. laws A law that protects witnesses from revealing certain information, especially in court.
  2. 2. of incorporation The process by which American courts have applied portions of the U.S. Bill of Rights to the states.
  3. 3. People stationed by a union or the like outside a factory, store, mine, etc., in order to dissuade or prevent workers or customers from entering it during a strike.
  4. 5. jurisdiction The power of a higher court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts.
  5. 7. opinion Is an opinion in a legal case written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment
  6. 8. The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
  7. 9. The official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
  8. 10. process Clause Deals with the administration of justice
  9. 12. A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
  10. 14. speech A legal term in United States law used to describe actions that purposefully and discernibly convey a particular message or statement to those viewing it
  11. 17. A trivial or only concerns a local area.
  12. 18. jurisdiction Exists where two or more courts from different systems simultaneously have jurisdictions over a specific case.
  13. 19. of certiorari Given to certain appellate proceedings for re-examination of actions of a trial court, or inferior appeals court.
  14. 21. of Rights The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
  15. 22. case A court proceeding in which a person who is charged with having committed or omitted an act against the community or state is brought to trial and either found not guilty or guilty and sentenced.
  16. 23. rights The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
  17. 24. : An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
  18. 27. Exercise Clause Refers to the section of the First Amendment
  19. 29. restraint Judicial suppression of material that would be published or broadcast, on the grounds that it is libelous or harmful.