Practitioners should keep Rule 806 in mind when engaged in serial litigation. Though the case law in civil matters is scarce, the plain language of the rule and its application and purpose should ...

Unless Congress moves quickly, several amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence will take effect December 1, 2024. Below is a brief description of the amendments. Rules of ...

April 19 (Reuters) - A federal judicial panel on Friday struggled to determine whether or how to draft rules that would allow courts to ensure the authenticity and reliability of trial evidence ...

Judge rules jurors can see evidence of a gold ring given to the former mayor but blocked prosecutors from introducing ...

Editor’s Note: Identifying key digital evidence is only half the battle—ensuring that evidence is admissible in court is what ultimately matters. This article examines the legal standards that govern ...

Life-tenured judges play the long game. Last spring, the Judicial Conference adopted, without any debate, a "binding" policy that would force reassignment of cases seeking nationwide relief. After ...