• But doesn't the United States Constitution guarantee me a right to a jury trial in every case?

    No. In criminal cases, the right only extends to defendants facing a possibility of being sentenced to a
    prison term of six months or more. In civil cases, the Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in "suits at common law." As a general rule, suits at common law encompass only those civil suits
    seeking money as compensation for an asserted injury or loss—for example, breach of contract or
    personal injury actions. Thus, the Seventh Amendment's right to a jury trial does not apply if the plaintiff is
    seeking an "equitable" remedy for his or her injury or loss—for example, an order to the defendant to
    cease certain conduct.

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