Tennessean

Compromise between 18th century political rivals created America's jury trial system

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...
Reason

Justice Gorsuch Argues that the Seventh Amendment Should Apply to the States

From today's opinion by Justice Gorsuch respecting the denial of certiorari in Thomas v. Humboldt County: But whatever one's position on matters like those, it is hard to imagine how the Seventh ...
JD Supra

Supreme Court Finds SEC’s In-House Adjudicative Proceedings Violated Seventh Amendment Right to Jury Trial

On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States held that defendants in securities fraud cases brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are entitled to a jury trial under ...
Wall Street Journal

The Seventh Amendment at the Supreme Court / Debate Night for Biden and Trump

Paul A. Gigot is the editorial page editor and vice president of The Wall Street Journal, a position he has held since 2001. He is responsible for the publication's editorials, op-ed articles and ...
JD Supra

Challenging the FTC’s Constitutionality in the Aftermath of Jarkesy

The Supreme Court on June 27 issued its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy in which it held that when the SEC seeks civil penalties against a defendant for securities fraud, the ...