The Federal Rules of Evidence were adopted by order of the Supreme Court on Nov. 20, 1972, transmitted to Congress by the Chief Justice on Feb. 5, 1973, and to have become effective …

Given evidence law’s intertwined history with the ancient practice of trial by jury, most Anglo-American courts followed the common law of evidence until the adoption of the Federal Rules …

Rule 101. Scope; Definitions Rule 102. Purpose Rule 103. Rulings on Evidence Rule 104. Preliminary Questions Rule 105. Limiting Evidence That Is Not Admissible Against Other …

The language of Rule 401 has been amended as part of the restyling of the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout …

The language of Rule 101 has been amended, and definitions have been added, as part of the general restyling of the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make …

Rules of evidence are, as the name indicates, the rules by which a court determines what evidence is admissible at trial. In the U.S., federal courts follow the Federal Rules of Evidence, …

A change is made in new Rule 32 (a), whereby it is made clear that the rules of evidence are to be applied to depositions offered at trial as though the deponent were then present and testifying …

The intent of the rule is to clarify the distinction between substantive evidence and illustrative aids, and to provide the court with a balancing test specifically directed toward the use of illustrative …

The effect of the definition of “statement” is to exclude from the operation of the hearsay rule all evidence of conduct, verbal or nonverbal, not intended as an assertion. The key to the …

Rule 401. Test for Relevant Evidence Rule 402. General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence Rule 403. Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons …