Questions tagged [seventh-amendment]
The Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which addresses the right to a jury trial.
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Can a US criminal bench trial be conducted without a defendant's jury waiver?
In 1980, the Court of Appeals of the Third Circuit ruled that the Fifth Amendment's due-process clause overrides the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial in complex civil cases. This opinion was in ...
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Why does the 7th amendment not apply in traffic cases?
In my city (Lansing, Michigan), and apparently in many other cities, you are not allowed trial by jury for traffic violations. This seems to be in direct contradiction to the 7th amendment. Is there ...
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