Which amendment guarantees a jury trial in civil matters?

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Which amendment guarantees a jury trial in civil matters?

The protection is the right to a jury trial in civil matters, guaranteed by the Seventh Amendment. It states that in suits at common law, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and that facts tried by a jury can’t be re-examined by the court except as allowed by the rules of common law. This applies to civil cases in federal courts when the claim is a legal one and the amount in controversy is above twenty dollars. The right here is about civil, not criminal, proceedings—that distinction is covered by the Sixth Amendment. The Ninth and Tenth Amendments deal with other rights retained by the people and powers reserved to the states or the people themselves, not the jury-trial guarantee in civil cases.

The protection is the right to a jury trial in civil matters, guaranteed by the Seventh Amendment. It states that in suits at common law, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and that facts tried by a jury can’t be re-examined by the court except as allowed by the rules of common law. This applies to civil cases in federal courts when the claim is a legal one and the amount in controversy is above twenty dollars. The right here is about civil, not criminal, proceedings—that distinction is covered by the Sixth Amendment. The Ninth and Tenth Amendments deal with other rights retained by the people and powers reserved to the states or the people themselves, not the jury-trial guarantee in civil cases.

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