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In It to Win It

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5. It seems like the argument is that the 7th amendment

Reply to Bludogdem (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 30, 2023, 12:41 AM

Nov 2023

is specific to "suits at common law", and I guess SCOTUS could ignore or minimize that part of the text in the 7th amendment because this case arose from enforcement of a statute, and cases arising from a statute aren't considered "suits at common law."

Admittedly I haven't done a deep dive into the case. I just read a brief summary about it.

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