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 reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. |
This amendment lets juries decide civil cases. It is possible for to harm another person without committing crime(s). The injured party may sue, seek justice, in a civil case. In most civil cases, they are usually disputes over money and property( 8th U.S History Textbook).
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