Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits

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legal rule section of the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence

Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits is a section of the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence that defines when evidence is considered relevant and sets boundaries on its admissibility in court.

Aliases (1)

Fed. R. Evid. art. IV ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal rule → section of the U.S. Federal Rules of Evidence →
appliesIn	United States federal appellate courts when reviewing evidentiary rulings → United States federal trial courts →
appliesTo	civil cases in federal courts → criminal cases in federal courts → evidence offered at trial →
basedOn	principles of probative value and prejudice →
citedAs	Fed. R. Evid. art. IV →
contains	Rule 401 → Rule 402 → Rule 403 → Rule 404 → Rule 405 → Rule 406 → Rule 407 → Rule 408 → Rule 409 → Rule 410 → Rule 411 → Rule 412 → Rule 413 → Rule 414 → Rule 415 →
country	United States →
defines	relevant evidence →
governs	character evidence rules → compromise and offers to compromise evidence → habit evidence rules → liability insurance evidence → pleas and plea discussions evidence → sexual assault and child molestation propensity evidence → subsequent remedial measures evidence →
hasLegalStatus	binding in United States federal courts →
hasPurpose	to balance probative value against dangers such as unfair prejudice → to define when evidence is relevant → to limit admission of unfairly prejudicial evidence →
jurisdiction	United States federal courts →
language	English →
legalDomain	evidence law →
legalEffect	guides courts in deciding whether to admit evidence →
partOf	Federal Rules of Evidence →
primaryTopic	relevance of evidence →
promulgatedBy	Supreme Court of the United States →
regulates	admissibility of relevant evidence → exclusion of relevant evidence →
setsLimitOn	use of relevant evidence in court →
subjectTo	amendment by Congress →
usedBy	attorneys in federal litigation → federal judges →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Article IV – Relevance and Its Limits ("Fed. R. Evid. art. IV") →	citedAs
Federal Rules of Evidence →	containsArticle
Article III – Presumptions in Civil Cases →	distinguishedFrom