In an effort to obtain more uniformity in court procedures, the Supreme Court of the United States and Congress adopted a set of rules of evidence. These rules:

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The rules of evidence adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States and Congress only govern proceedings in the federal courts of the United States and before United States magistrate judges and bankruptcy judges. They do not apply in state courts, are not approved by Congress in the same form that they were written by the Supreme Court, and are binding on all federal courts, not just the United States Supreme Court.

In an Effort to Obtain More Uniformity in Court Procedures