| A | B |
|---|
| length of term | life |
| 9 | current number on Court |
| Chief Justice | William Renquist |
| main duty | interpret laws |
| double jeopardy | on trial for same crime twice |
| Plessy v Ferguson | segregation constitutional |
| seperate but equal unconstitutional | Brown v Board of Education |
| public defender | employed by state |
| court order for witnesses | subpeona |
| jury's decision | verdict |
| civil law | tort |
| capital crime | death penalty |
| moot | makes no difference |
| criminal law | felony |
| court of last resort | Supreme Court |
| Texas v Johnson | flag burning constitutional |
| NY Times v US | prior restraint case |
| mandatory recitation of Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional | WVA Board of Education v Barnette |
| writ of certiorari | request for additional records |
| original jurisdiction | first time case heard in court |
| decision of the court | opinion |
| most important Chief Justice | John Marshall |
| full consideration includes | oral arguments |
| first female Justice | Sandra Day O'Connor |
| first African-American Justice | Thurgood Marshall |
