Across
- 3. can limit a judges ability to interpret laws
- 5. arguments from both sides in the case
- 6. the authority to hear and decide a case
- 7. the sole right to hear a case
- 11. represents the courts actual ruling in the case
- 12. judges can adapt the meaning of the constitution to meet the demands of contemporary realities
- 13. appointed by the panel of judges who make up court appeals
- 16. list of cases to be heard
- 19. hearings to decide cases
- 22. the concept that a judge should interpret the constitution according to the framers original plan
- 23. provide security and police protection at federal courthouses
- 24. an order seeking review of the lower court case
- 26. sovereign nation is immune from being sued unless it is agreed to be sued
Down
- 1. a senator from the same state as the nominee and the same political party as the president can clock a nomination for virtually any reason
- 2. if a case is appealed to higher court
- 4. held by the minority of the justices who do not agree with the ruling in the case
- 8. hears evidence of a possible crime and recommends whether the evidence is sufficient to file criminal charges
- 9. minor criminal cases punishable by one year or less prison time
- 10. agree with overall conclusion in the case but different legal reasoning
- 14. routine matters are carried out
- 15. a person who files an appeal
- 17. applies when cases involve residents of different states and the amount of money involved
- 18. whether a case is heard in state or federal court
- 20. oversee early hearings of criminal trial
- 21. person making the legal compliant
- 25. a legal process which persons who cannot pay money they owe others can receive court protection to assist financial issues