Which is maybe why it needs to go before a jury. Civil trials aren't guaranteed to have a trial by jury, but maybe if the government is one of the parties, the

Which is maybe why it needs to go before a jury. Civil trials aren't guaranteed to have a trial by jury, but maybe if the government is one of the parties, the other party should be able to demand a trial by jury. Of course juries are not as independent as they should be, with jurors being kicked out for not following judges orders, or verdicts being thrown out by the judge, or juries being intimidated by judges into ruling a certain way.