This form is a Complaint. This action is to recover damages for a violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The plaintiff is seeking punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees.
This form is a Complaint. This action is to recover damages for a violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The plaintiff is seeking punitive damages and reasonable attorney's fees.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be ...
Constitutional Amendments – Amendment 7 – “The Right to Jury Trial in Civil Affairs”
Sixth Amendment Criminal Prosecutions - Jury Trial, Right to Confront and to Counsel (1791) (see explanation) Seventh Amendment Common Law Suits - Jury Trial (1791) (see explanation) Eighth Amendment Excess Bail or Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment (1791) (see explanation)
The Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial applies on the federal level. Unlike the Sixth Amendment, states are not required to guarantee civil trials under the Seventh Amendment.
New York State Constitution The legislature may provide, however, by law, that a verdict may be rendered by not less than five-sixths of the jury in any civil case.
“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be ...
In a wide variety of civil cases, either side is entitled under the Constitution to request a jury trial. If the parties waive their right to a jury, then a judge without a jury will hear the case.
Jury trials provide an opportunity for citizens to participate in the judicial process. Jury trials give citizens on the jury the power to make a decision on the case. People who serve on juries routinely have a greater respect for the system when they leave.
Although the right to a jury trial in civil cases at law is rooted in English common law and was important during the colonial era, it initially was omitted from the Constitution. The First Congress, however, ultimately adopted the right as one of the Bill of Rights, which became effective in 1791.