Petition of the day
By Aurora Barnes
on Jul 5, 2018

The petition of the day is:
17-1692
Issue: Whether, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit held, the Seventh Amendment categorically bars review of district court denials of motions for a new trial made on the ground that the weight of the evidence does not support the verdict; or whether, as all other geographic circuits hold, such denials are reviewable.
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Recommended Citation:
Aurora Barnes,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Jul. 5, 2018, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/07/petition-of-the-day-1416/