The Seventh Amendment to the Constitution is straightforward. It was the seventh amendment of the Bill of Rights. Those rights were ratified by the states in about two years of the original ...

The Seventh Amendment civil jury trial right is complicated. Originalists and non-originalists alike tend to see the text as requiring a historical inquiry, because the right is "preserved" in "suits ...

The Seventh Amendment provides a right to trial by jury in most civil cases conducted in federal court. It doesn’t apply to state courts, but many state constitutions confer the same right. Very few ...

Dec. 15 is Bill of Rights Day. It was on Dec. 15, 1791, that the first 10 amendments to our U.S. Constitution were ratified ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

Although the affinities between the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and the Seventh Amendment right to civil jury trial seem strong, there are crucial differences. The first concerns ...

Last year the Supreme Court issued a major Second Amendment decision striking down New York’s century-old handgun licensing statute. States across the country face years of litigation against gun ...

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The U.S. Tax Court held that the accuracy-related penalty under IRC §6662 falls within the public rights exception to the Seventh Amendment and does not require a jury trial, denying ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew Roberts is a tax attorney who covers tax litigation and fraud. The Seventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides ...