Seventh Amendment - Civil Trials

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• Trial by Jury in Civil Cases
  • The Right and the Characteristics of the Civil Jury
    • History
    • Composition and Functions of Civil Jury
    • Courts in Which the Guarantee Applies
    • Waiver of the Right
  • Application of the Amendment
    • Cases "at Common Law"
    • The Continuing Law-Equity Distinction
    • Procedures Limiting Jury's Role
    • Directed Verdicts
    • Jury Trial Under the Federal Employers' Liability Act
  • Appeals from State Courts to the Supreme Court

Last modified: December 20, 2005