Mason and Gerry had themselves refused to sign the Constitution ... of particulars in the Declaration of Independence. The Seventh Amendment, passed by the First Congress without debate, cured ...

Prof Ali Riaz, who was flown into Bangladesh from the US last October, two months after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s authoritarian regime to lead the Constitutional Reform Commission, has misread the o ...

Shortly after the Constitution’s ratification, the Seventh Amendment — which guarantees civil jury trials in all “Suit[s] at common law” over $20 in value — was added to the Constitution.

The Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees a jury trial in civil cases heard in federal court. In 1946, ...

Some constitutional scholars believe that Article V, which sets forth the amendment process, is the key to the Constitution's success. It establishes a process where adding amendments is not too ...