Revisions to Federal Rules Effective December 1, 2017

Revisions to the following Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure became effective on December 1, 2017:

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure:  Rule 4, Summons

Federal Rules of Evidence:  Rule 803, Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay—Regardless of Whether the Declarant Is Available as a Witness and Rule 902, Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating

Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure:  Rule 4, Appeal as of Right—When Taken

For more information, visit http://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/current-rules-practice-procedure.