The Impact of 'Jarkesy': Grappling with the Seventh Amendment 250 Years Later

The U.S. Supreme Court's Jarkesy decision prohibits the SEC from imposing civil penalties for securities fraud through ...
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The Seventh Amendment explained: Your right to a civil jury

The Seventh Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right of a jury trial for citizens in civil cases, but what does that mean exactly? The founding fathers wrote, “In suits at common ...
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Should the Seventh Amendment Civil Jury Trial Right Apply to the States?

The right to a civil jury trial is far more deeply rooted in American history and tradition than is the right to own guns, which the Supreme Court was right to incorporate. This coming Thursday, June ...
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Administrative Adjudication Appeal May Waive Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial

The Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial puts significant limits on administrative adjudications, but defendants may waive that right without realizing it. There is now a circuit split on whether ...
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Seventh Circuit Holds BIPA Damages Amendment Applies Retroactively

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently resolved a critical question left open by Illinois’ August 2, 2024 amendment to the Biometric Information ...
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Justices Decline 7th Amendment Review In Calif. Pot Case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a case arguing that the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial in civil cases should apply in instances of local law enforcement issuing penalties ...