Does the Seventh Amendment support the right to a jury trial in a civil proceeding in a state court?
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The following excerpt is from Fore v. Blackmer, 24 F.3d 246 (9th Cir. 1994):
2 We note that although the Seventh Amendment supports the right to a jury trial, a trial by jury is not constitutionally required in a civil proceeding in state court. See Alexander v. Virginia, 413 U.S. 836, 836 (1973) (per curiam).
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