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 ...
In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, holding that when the Securities and Exchange Commission seeks civil penalties for securities fraud, the ...
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 ...
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 ...