Summary
This amendment preserves the right to a jury trial in civil cases where the value in controversy exceeds twenty dollars and limits the re-examination of facts found by a jury to the rules of common law.
Table of contents
- Amendment 7. Right to Jury Trial in Civil Cases
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Full text
Amendment 7 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.