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Cited widely by courts and consulted regularly by thousands of attorneys across the nation, the Federal Rules of Evidence Manual provides the following for each Rule: the complete, current text; a current explanation by experts on federal evidence rules; comprehensive descriptions of salient cases; and the relevant legislative history. Supplements are issued twice each year, to ensure that the Manual remains up to date.
The Thirteenth Edition features:
Coverage of recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence, including the amendments to Rules 106 (Remainder of or Related Statements), 615 (Excluding Witnesses from the Courtroom; Preventing an Excluded Witness's Access to Trial Testimony), and 702 (Testimony by Expert Witnesses) taking effect on December 1, 2023.
Comprehensive descriptions of salient cases decided since the Twelfth Edition.
A new subsection in 407, Subsequent Remedial Measures, on whether Rule 407 applies when a measure would have made an injury or harm less likely to occur, but the motivation for the change is unconnected to the injury or harm.
A new subsection in Chapter 502, Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver, on the effect of intentional disclosure.
A new discussion in Chapter 611, Mode and Order of Examining Witnesses and Presenting Evidence, on the costs and benefits of allowing jurors to pose questions to witnesses.
A new discussion in Chapter 701, Opinions Testimony by Lay Witnesses, on problems in delineating lay and expert witnesses.
A new subsection in Chapter 801, Definitions That Apply to This Article; Exclusions from Hearsay, on how the party-opponent exception from the rule against hearsay applies in actions where the party against whom the statement is offered is relying on rights that were initially held by the declarant and the declarant's principal.
A new subsection in Chapter 901, Authenticating or Identifying Evidence, on the problem of deepfakes.
A new subsection in Chapter 1002, Requirement of the Original, on the problem of foreign language originals.
A new subsection in Chapter 1006, Summaries to Prove Content, on proposed amendments to Rule 1006.
