{"id":8376,"date":"2023-10-27T20:48:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T20:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsdtestsite.com\/?page_id=8376"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:17:27","slug":"state-evidentiary-rule-reform","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dontsaydaubert.com\/?page_id=8376","title":{"rendered":"State Evidentiary Rule Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"
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State Evidentiary Rule Reform<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>
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The Need for Reform in the States<\/span><\/span><\/h2>

Initiatives to implement amended expert evidence admission standards in FRE 702 are accelerating, and efforts to secure aligned state rules are expanding in 2025. Working groups in over a dozen states are advocating for state expert evidence rule amendments, including new groups in Indiana and Tennessee. These initiatives will build on the adoption of amended rules in six jurisdictions in 2024.<\/p>\n

“We have rule amendment proposals filed in numerous states and state legislation is being pursued where necessary. We anticipate these initiatives, conducted in collaboration with state defense bar organizations, will help secure additional state rule amendments in 2025,\u201d said Leah Lorber, LCJ Expert Evidence Committee Co-Chair.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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Progress By State<\/span><\/span><\/h2>
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Many states are moving towards adoption of rule reforms in alignment with the federal 702 amendment.<\/p>\n

Different states enact such changes in different ways \u2013 some through the judiciary and others through legislative action.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>