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| Introduction | |
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| Federal Rules of Evidence for United States Courts | |
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| General Provisions | |
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| Scope | |
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| Purpose and Construction | |
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| Rulings on Evidence | |
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| Preliminary Questions | |
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| Limited Admissibility | |
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| Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements | |
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| Judicial Notice | |
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| Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts | |
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| Presumptions in Civil Actions and Proceedings | |
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| Presumptions in General in Civil Actions and Proceedings | |
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| Applicability of State Law in Civil Actions and Proceedings | |
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| Relevancy and Its Limits | |
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| Definition of "Relevant Evidence" | |
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| Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible | |
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| Exclusion of Relevant Evidence on Grounds of Prejudice, Confusion, or Waste of Time | |
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| Character Evidence Not Admissible to Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes | |
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| Methods of Proving Character | |
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| Habit; Routine Practice | |
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| Subsequent Remedial Measures | |
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| Compromise and Offers to Compromise | |
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| Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses | |
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| Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements | |
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| Liability Insurance | |
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| Sex Offense Cases; Relevance of Alleged Victim's Past Sexual Behavior or Alleged Sexual Predisposition | |
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| Evidence of Similar Crimes in Sexual Assault Cases | |
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| Evidence of Similar Crimes in Child Molestation Cases | |
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| Evidence of Similar Acts in Civil Cases Concerning Sexual Assault or Child Molestation | |
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| Privileges | |
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| General Rule | |
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| Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Limitations on Waiver | |
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| Witnesses | |
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| General Rule of Competency | |
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| Lack of Personal Knowledge | |
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| Oath or Affirmation | |
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| Interpreters | |
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| Competency of Judge as Witness | |
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| Competency of Juror as Witness | |
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| Who May Impeach | |
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| Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness | |
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| Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime | |
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| Religious Beliefs or Opinions | |
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| Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation | |
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| Writing Used to Refresh Memory | |
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| Prior Statements of Witness | |
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| Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses by Court | |
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| Exclusion of Witnesses | |
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| Opinions and Expert Testimony | |
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| Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses | |
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| Testimony by Experts | |
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| Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts | |
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| Opinion on Ultimate Issue | |
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| Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion | |
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| Court Appointed Experts | |
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| Hearsay | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Hearsay Rule | |
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| Hearsay Exceptions; Availability of Declarant Immaterial | |
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| Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable | |
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| Hearsay Within Hearsay | |
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| Attacking and Supporting Credibility of Declarant | |
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| Residual Exception | |
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| Authentication and Identification | |
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| Requirement of Authentication or Identification | |
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| Self-Authentication | |
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| Subscribing Witness' Testimony Unnecessary | |
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| Contents of Writing, Recording, and Photographs | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Requirement of Original | |
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| Admissibility of Duplicates | |
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| Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents | |
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| Public Records | |
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| Summaries | |
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| Testimony or Written Admission of Party | |
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| Functions of Court and Jury | |
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| Miscellaneous Rules | |
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| Applicability of Rules | |
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| Amendments | |
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| Title | |
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| Deleted and Superseded Materials | |
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| Summing Up and Comment by Judge [Not enacted.] | |
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| Presumptions in General [As prescribed by Supreme Court] | |
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| Presumptions in General in Civil Actions and Proceedings [As Passed by House of Representatives] | |
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| Presumptions in Criminal Cases [Not enacted.] | |
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| Habit; Routine Practice | |
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| Privileges Recognized Only as Provided [Not enacted.] | |
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| Required Reports Privileged by Statute [Not enacted.] | |
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| Lawyer-Client Privilege [Not enacted.] | |
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| Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege [Not enacted.] | |
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| Husband-Wife Privilege [Not enacted.] | |
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| Communications to Clergymen [Not enacted.] | |
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| Political Vote [Not enacted.] | |
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| Trade Secrets [Not enacted.] | |
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| Secrets of State and Other Official Information [Not enacted.] | |
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| Identity of Informer [Not enacted.] | |
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| Waiver of Privilege by Voluntary Disclosure [Not enacted.] | |
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| Privileged Matter Disclosed Under Compulsion or Without Opportunity to Claim Privilege [Not enacted.] | |
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| Comment Upon or Inference From Claim of Privilege; Instruction [Not enacted.] | |
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| Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable [Subdivision (b)(2) not enacted.] | |
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| Case Supplement | |
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| Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, ___U.S.___ (June 25, 2009) | |
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| Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts: Afterthoughts | |