Mason and Gerry had themselves refused to sign the Constitution ... of particulars in the Declaration of Independence. The Seventh Amendment, passed by the First Congress without debate, cured ...

If We Love the Constitution So Much, Why Do We Keep Trying to Change It? (1993) Richard B. Bernstein, The Sleeper Wakes: The History and Legacy of the Twenty-seventh Amendment, 61 Fordham L.

Shortly after the Constitution’s ratification, the Seventh Amendment — which guarantees civil jury trials in all “Suit[s] at common law” over $20 in value — was added to the Constitution.

Last summer, the Supreme Court held in Jarkesy v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the the SEC must seek civil ...