Scheduled Maintenance Notice: H2O will be undergoing maintenance on Weds, July 30. Some features may be temporarily unavailable during this period. Thank you for your understanding.

Main Content

Evidence Fall 2022

United States v. Abel

United States v. Abel, the case mentioned in your text, is the Supreme Court’s clearest (and most frequently cited) treatment of bias-based impeachment.  The opinion also incorporates an assessment of relevance (under 401 and 402) and 403 balancing.