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Across 6. makes the meaning of a law or the Constitution 9. The party who answers a complaint and defends against it in court case. 10. a court that sits at two or more places within one judicial district. 11. The authority to hear a case first 12. is a theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power. 13. refers to judicial rulings suspected of being based on personal or political considerations rather than on existing law

Down 1. an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed 2. is the power of a court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts 3. the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against an individual accused of breaking the law 4. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act 5. the beliefs or views of a large number or majority of people about a particular things 7. An individual or a group who bring a complaint against another party in a civil case. 8. a court to which appeals are taken in a federal circuit or a state