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California's Secondary Evidence Rule: Helpful, Yes. But Not an End Run.

Evidence at Trial

Code §§ 1521 - 1523) provides a commonsense approach that begins with a simple general rule: "The content of a writing may be proved by otherwise admissible secondary evidence." Chambers objected to the above-affidavit, in particular objecting to the statement that "Synchrony's records show[ed] that. Code § 1521(a).

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Best Evidence Rule Requires Post-Level Collection for Social Media Evidence

Next Generation E-Discovery Law & Tech Blog

In fact, given the unfortunately extensive but erroneous reliance on screenshots of social media evidence, The Best Evidence Rule could be cited far more frequently by opposing counsel seeking to contest the admission of such evidence. A case out of the federal courts in Texas addressed this issue head on.

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Judicial Notice: Four Must-Know Rules

Evidence at Trial

Just because something is judicially noticeable does not mean it's admissible. Each judicially noticed document included hearsay evidence which is generally only admissible at trial through an enumerated hearsay exception. Further, a proper foundation was not laid for the admission of statements in Hoich's book."

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The Rise of “Post-Truth” Litigation: ALM’s Isha Marathe on How Deep Fakes Threaten the Legal System (TGIR Ep. 209)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

I mean, do you have any thoughts on that? Isha Marathe 25:08 You know, so far, what we’ve heard is that it’s super unlikely for the rules themselves to change what is more likely is, so I’m looking at the fre 901 and 902 series. But I think now, the impact might just be that attorneys have to rely on forensic experts more than then they have.