The most recent election brought further restriction on your entitlement to a jury trial in civil matters that fall below the new limits. This, from the Daily Record:
Maryland voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment raising the amount in controversy that entitles litigants to a jury trial from more than $15,000 to more than $25,000.
The change marks the state’s first increase to the jury trial threshold since 2010, when Marylanders approved a boost from more than $10,000 to more than $15,000.
Voters approved the amendment by an unofficial margin of 62% to 38% as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the Maryland State Board of Elections.
We are deeply disappointed. This creates further impediment to a fundamental right. The right to trial by a jury of peers is a building block of democracy that has been diminished.
