Both courts and legal organizations have struggled to keep up with the ever-growing complexity of digital evidence over the last few years. As new forms of digital technology have emerged and become relevant to civil litigation, attorneys have struggled with the question of authenticating that evidence.
The new Federal Rule of Evidence 902 amendments, which went into effect December 1, 2016, have attempted to ease complexity and costs for attorneys by calling for self-authentication of some digital evidence. However, many attorneys are still learning to navigate the new rule.
