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. This amendment pretty much states that juries are considered a check on federal judges. Judges can decide issue of law, move to side of equitable relief, decide how evidence is used, and turn over verdict, but juries ultimately decide guilt or innocence.
This video is a simple demonstration of how and what the seventh amendment works.
The minimum amount that a person can sue for is twenty dollars.
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