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Across 1. a court's list of cases to be heard 5. a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. 7. A belief or view about something 8. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases 10. authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases 13. the official power to make legal decisions and judgments. 14. The authority of a court to review decisions made by lower courts 16. to send a case back to a lower court to be tried again 18. Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws 19. A serious crime 20. An opinion that agrees with the majority in a Supreme Court ruling but differs on the reasoning. 21. the authority to hear cases for the first time 22. A written statement by an attorney that summarizes a case and the laws and rulings that support it 23. an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

Down 1. an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law. 2. allowed by the constitution 3. a state of federal trial court. 4. a signed opinion in which one or more justices disagree with the majority view 6. a court that hears appeals from a lower court. 9. the area of jurisdiction of a federal court of appeals 11. a court opinion reflecting the views of the majority of the judges 12. minor crime 15. power of the federal courts alone to hear certain cases 17. a case involving the rights of citizens