"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."
The right to a jury trial in federal court shall be given to any civil case (ex. car accidents, discrimination or employment disputes) where the value in controversy exceeds twenty dollars. This type of case is usually not heard of in the federal court system anymore.
Thomas Jefferson supported the seventh amendment because by letting the people participate in the judicial process, the government is held to the Constitution and not able to unfairly prosecute people. Government at the local and federal level is held accountable for treating people fairly, and the people are able to stand up for their own rights.
https://priceonomics.com/how-a-lawsuit-over-hot-coffee-helped-erode-the-7th/
This article, titled "How a Lawsuit over Hot Coffee Helped Erode the 7th Amendment" In 1992, an elderly woman named Stella Liebeck spilled a hot McDonald's coffee on her lap. She got third-degree burns on 6% of her body, received several skin grafts, and needed 2 additional years of medical attention. Her family successfully sued for around $3 million, and the media made the Liebecks look greedy for money. Americans have normalized the idea of people suing for insane reasons to get millions of dollars, leading to abuse of trial by jury.
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