These rules may be cited as the Federal Rules of Evidence.
This is simply the official name of the rulebook. When lawyers, judges, or anyone else refers to these rules in court documents or legal writing, they call them the "Federal Rules of Evidence."
You may see this name shortened to "FRE" in legal papers. For example, a lawyer might write "FRE 702" to refer to a specific rule about expert witnesses.
Summary generated March 09, 2026
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–540, § 1, Oct. 28, 1978, 92 Stat. 2046, provided: “That this Act [enacting rule 412 of these rules and a provision set out as a note under rule 412 of these rules] may be cited as the ‘Privacy Protection for Rape Victims Act of 1978’.”
Committee Notes on Rules—2011 Amendment
The language of Rule 1103 has been amended as part of the restyling of the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on evidence admissibility.
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