Evidence: relevance

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Rules 401 to 403: what makes evidence relevant, and when the court may keep it out anyway.

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Federal Rules of Evidence (as amended to Dec. 1, 2024). Enacted law, free to use.
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Federal Rules of Evidence, as amended to Dec. 1, 2024 (House Judiciary Committee print)
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  1. FRE 401Test for Relevant Evidence
  2. FRE 401: Evidence is relevant if
    1. 1it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence
    2. 2the fact is of consequence in determining the action
  3. FRE 402General Admissibility of Relevant Evidence
  4. FRE 402: Relevant evidence is admissible unless any of the following provides otherwise
    1. 1the United States Constitution
    2. 2a federal statute
    3. 3these rules
    4. 4other rules prescribed by the Supreme Court
    Irrelevant evidence is not admissible.
  5. FRE 403Excluding Relevant Evidence for Prejudice, Confusion, Waste of Time, or Other Reasons
  6. FRE 403: The court may exclude relevant evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a danger of one or more of the following
    1. 1unfair prejudice
    2. 2confusing the issues
    3. 3misleading the jury
    4. 4undue delay
    5. 5wasting time
    6. 6needlessly presenting cumulative evidence

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