Charles Sumner: “Thus, when the Constitution secures “trial by jury,” it secures that…”

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Thus, when the Constitution secures “trial by jury,” it secures that institution as defined by antecedent English law.

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of historical legal precedents in understanding the Constitution's guarantee of trial by jury.

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Charles Sumner: “Thus, when the Constitution secures “trial by jury,” it secures that institution as defined by antecedent English law.”