The Seventh Amendment, passed by the First Congress without debate, cured the omission by declaring that the right to a jury trial shall be preserved in common law cases, thus leaving the ...
Jury duty is often seen as a burden, but it plays a vital role in the American legal system, said Daniela Labonati, a trial ...
Judge Gertner and I have both presided over many jury trials and believe Seventh Amendment jury trial rights are important. We have filed an amicus brief supporting cert and the right to a jury ...
Few prisoners claiming abuses have access to a jury trial. The Supreme Court could soon change that.
Perttu appealed, and the question of whether prisoners in these situations have a right to a jury trial will now be heard by the Supreme Court. "Holding that the Seventh Amendment requires a jury ...
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