Constitutional Law
Sep. 29, 2012
Seventh Amendment right need to be 'vigorously protected'
It is a real concern that, with the current backlog of cases and the ongoing financial crisis in our courts, legislation may be passed further limiting jury size in the name of "saving time and money." By James Otto Heiting
"In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law." U.S. Constitution, Amendment 7.
How did the Seventh Amendment arise? When America was still a colony of England, judges were often influenced by the ro...
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