Legal Question in Constitutional Law in New York
Constitutional Rights
Do we have a constitutional right to a trial by jury for civil disputes?
Asked on 1/15/08, 12:19 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Colleluori
The Law Offices of Anthony J. Colleluori & Associates PLLC
Re: Constitutional Rights
Yes it is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights (from Wikipedia):
The right to trial by jury is guaranteed by the 7th Amendment, which provides: "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."
Answered on 1/15/08, 7:18 pm
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