Hoo, boy. The right to trial by jury in suits at common law. Don't count on them to protect this one. Yes, Matilda, you have a right to a trial by jury, but if you don't demand it you'll be assumed to have waived it. (See Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 38(d).) Also, this one doesn't apply to the states (it's not a fundamental freedom), and most states don't provide for it. Too bad!

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