E-discovery has never been more prevalent and publicly visible than it is today. Potential jurors, who already use much of the same technology as litigants and commonly carry around cellphones with access to data in many forms and locations, are seeing electronic communications and documents used regularly as evidence in public matters almost every day.

Whether we realize it or not, e-discovery has found a central place in the news during the Trump campaign and presidency, and in particular, during the impeachment proceedings.