The 7th amendment to the Constitution has been abused by lawyers trying to make a buck. It has caused the USA to be the most litigious country on the planet. We should honor the 7th amendment by putting it on the Federal reserve notes.

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> 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.

But....

> Erie Doctrine

> Amount in controversy requirements in diversity jurisdiction.

So you can have a right to a jury, but the court may not have jurisdiction over the cause. 😒