Talk:Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution

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what exactly does that amendment mean?

It means that there is a right to a jury in civil lawsuits as long as the lawsuit is more than $20(note this was more money then than it is now with an aproximate value of $1248 and a ratio of 1:62.4.As of Jan 27, 2004). It also states that the jury's decisions cannot be overturned except when it was traditionally allowed(if new evidence surfaces for instance)

63.205.42.241 05:31, 27 Jan 2004 (UTC)

A specific question that should be addressed is what $20 has been interpreted as. I would assume that it's been evaluated to be some de minimis value. I do seem to recall that there have been some cases where the value has been considered to include things like lost work, but I don't know what the value is. Anybody know?

--W1nfr3y 01:09, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

What are some issues that this amendment deals with?