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This handbook includes the text of the Federal Rules of Evidence in effect December 1, 2024 (absent Congressional action), including amendments to rules 613, 801, 804, and 1006, and the new Rule 107 on Illustrative Aids. The handbook also includes selected legislative history and the Advisory Committee Notes to the Rules and to the amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence. A final section includes Proposed Federal Rules of Evidence Relating to Privilege with Advisory Committee Notes.