VII

Seventh Amendment

Passed by Congress: September 25, 1789

Ratified: December 15, 1791

Text

"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."

Plain English

In certain civil cases, you have a right to a jury, and a jury's factual findings can't be casually overturned.