Across
- 3. Decides who will write opinions
- 6. The ability of a court to hear a case
- 9. # of Justices needed to accept a case
- 10. A legal statement of argument
- 12. Involves breaking govt. laws
- 15. You would sue the government in this court
- 19. I agree, but for a different reason
- 20. How >1/2 of Sup. Ct cases are handled
- 21. Using past cases in future ones
- 22. Term of office for federal judges/Justices
- 23. Agencies like the EPA have these
Down
- 1. Current Chief Justice
- 2. A request by a lower court to hear a case
- 4. Only the second African American Justice
- 5. Disputes between individuals
- 7. Belief that the Constitution is living
- 8. Way to remove Justices from office
- 11. To produce the body
- 13. Courts of original federal jurisdiction
- 14. The only Hispanic-American to become a Justice
- 16. A past Supreme Court decision
- 17. Friend of the Court briefs
- 18. ____until proven guilty
- 20. Another name for constitutional law