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In the 7th amendment aside from criminal cases, in what types of cases are defendants guaranteed a jury trial?

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The Seventh Amendment guaranteed the right to a jury trial in ... The Constitution lists specific types of cases that federal courts may ... At Common Law, judges were able, in extraordinary circumstances able to set aside or modify jury ... While in civil cases a judge may modify a jury's verdict, in a criminal ...


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