Across
- 5. — when the court sticks directly to the Constitution
- 8. — highest court in the USA
- 13. — group of 12–24 who determine if enough evidence exists for a trial
- 14. — when most justices rule one way
- 15. — name of the top judge of the Supreme Court
- 19. — when one or more justices disagree with the majority
- 20. — Supreme Court judges serve this long
- 21. — number of Supreme Court justices
- 23. — 1st female Supreme Court justice
Down
- 1. — when two or more courts can hear a case
- 2. — when a case can be heard for the second time
- 3. — person bringing a lawsuit
- 4. — 1st Black Supreme Court judge
- 6. — person accused of a crime on trial
- 7. — Supreme Court’s ability to rule laws constitutional or not
- 9. — Supreme Court order for lower court records
- 10. — court’s authority to hear a case
- 11. — a written legal argument pertaining to a case
- 12. — 1st Chief Justice
- 16. — when the Constitution can be interpreted more broadly
- 17. — serious crime like murder
- 18. — minor crime like shoplifting
- 22. — Supreme Court’s decisions are this