This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of US Government & Constitution has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
This term is an order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to send records for a case in which it will hear an appeal
This term is a written statement submitted by the lawyer for each side in a case that explains to the judge why they should decide the case in favor of that lawyer's client
This is a court decision in an earlier case with facts and laws that are similar to a case in a court at the time that will usually govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way
Permission given to a person who is poor and cannot afford for the case to go to the Court
Has the power to review the judgment of another lower court with an appeal
Area over which the court has authority to decide case
A judge of the supreme court of a country or state
A promise to tell the truth
The decision of a judge or jury
A written opinion by one or more justices that agrees with the verdict but wants to put it in own words
A disagreement between parties that is resolved by the court(This is what goes to court)
One party writes this because they disagree with the court's decision asking another court to decide if the trial was conducted correctly
An opinion written by a justice that disagrees with the majority opinion
A punishment ordered by a court for a defendant who has committed a crime
The person accused of a crime
An opinion agreed on by over half of the justices
Latin means "friend of the court" a people interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but not an actual party
A place where cases are decided during a tribunal
a court of justice
The highest court in the United States