a legal process by which citizens who cannot pay money they owe others

can receive court protection and assistance in settling their financial problems

district-court officials who are appointed for eight years and hear

some of the early hearings of criminal trials as well as some misdemeanor and civil

cases

a minor criminal case punishable by one year or less of prison time

lawyers provided to defendants who cannot afford to hire a lawyer

officials who provide security and police protection at federal courthouses

a person who files an appeal to have their case reviewed by a court of appeals

written arguments

principle that a sovereign nation is immune from being sued unless

it agrees to be sued

hearings held by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces to

decide cases involving violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice

When only one court has the sole right to hear a case, this is known as

The idea that a judge should interpret the Constitution according to the Framers' original intent is called

The concept that judges can adapt the meaning of the Constitution to contemporary realities is called

The authority to hear and deicide a case is called ______

an opinion that agrees with the overall conclusion in the case but stresses some different or addtional reasoning

A court's right to hear a case once it has been appealed from a lower court is called

Previous court ruling on a given legal question are known as

list of cases to be heard

an opinion that is signed by at least five supreme court justices

an opinion that is held by the minority of the justices who do not agree with the ruling of the case