Guides: Casebooks, Study Aids & Guides for Law School Courses & Bar Exams: Evidence

Casebooks

Older eds. of Trial Evidence + Trial Techniques and Trials also on Reserve & Course Reserve:

Trial Evidence by Thomas A. Mauet & Warren D. Wolfson
Call Number: KF8935 .M38 2020 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 7th ed. 2020
Trial Evidence by Thomas A. Mauet & Warren D. Wolfson
Call Number: KF8935 .M38 2016 (On Course Reserve)

Publication Date: 6th ed. 2016
Trial Techniques and Trials by Thomas A. Mauet & Stephen D. Easton
Call Number: KF8915 .M38 2021 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 11th ed. c2021
Trial Techniques and Trials by Thomas A. Mauet
Call Number: KF8915 .M38 2017 (On Course Reserve)

Publication Date: 10th ed. c2017
Evidence by George Fisher
Call Number: KF8935 .F49 2023 (2 copies on Reserve)

Publication Date: 4th ed. c2023
An Analytical Approach to Evidence: Text, Problems and Cases by Ronald J. Allen, David S. Schwartz, Michael S. Pardo & Alex Stein
Call Number: KF8935 .A83 2021 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 7th ed. c2022

Multi-Volume Treatises:

Weinstein's Federal Evidence: Commentary on Rules of Evidence for the United States Courts (multi-volume commentary) by Mark S. Brodin, ed. consultant, Joseph M. McLaughlin general ed. 1997-2012, original authors: Jack B. Weinstein & Margaret A. Berger
Publication Date: Updated through June 2025 (Release No. 143)

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The New Wigmore: A Treatise on Evidence: Selected Rules of Limited Admissibility (v. 1 of a multi-volume treatise) by David P. Leonard
Publication Date: Last updated Nov. 1, 2024 (w/ 2025 Cumulative Supplement - updated annually)

In May 2023, Wolters Kluwer removed this 5-v. treatise from Westlaw. Wolters Kluwer now provides this treatise in VitalLaw. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - WOLTERS KLUWER.
The additional New Wigmore vols. available in VitalLaw are:

The New Wigmore: A Treatise on Evidence: Evidentiary Privileges (v. 2) by Edward J. Imwinkelried
The New Wigmore: A Treatise on Evidence: Expert Evidence (v. 3) by David H. Kaye, David E. Bernstein & Jennifer L. Mnookin
The New Wigmore: A Treatise on Evidence: Evidence of Other Misconduct & Similar Events (v. 4) by David Leonard
The New Wigmore: A Treatise on Evidence: Impeachment and Rehabilitation (v. 5) by Roger Park & Tom Lininger

Practitioner Treatise:

Manual:

Federal Rules of Evidence Manual by Stephen A. Saltzburg, Michael M. Martin, Daniel J. Capra & Jessica Berch
Publication Date: 13th ed., updated two times per year. Coverage: through May 2025 (Release 2025S1)

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Hornbooks:

Evidence: Objective (Exam Pro series) by Michael Graham
Call Number: KF8935.Z9 G69 2025 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 8th ed. c2025
Evidence (Emanuel Law Outlines series) by Steven L. Emanuel
Publication Date: 10th ed. c2025

Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN.
Evidence (CrunchTime study guide series) by Steven L. Emanuel
Publication Date: 7th ed. c2024

Access through Aspen Learning Library. In SARA catalog record, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - ASPEN.
Preface states that this CrunchTime study guide is designed "to be used in the last few weeks (or even less) before your final exams." Includes: flow charts; Capsule Summary; "Exam Tips"; short-answer questions/answers; and multiple-choice questions/answers.
Questions and Answers: Evidence: Multiple-Choice and Short-Answer Questions and Answers by Paul Giannelli
Call Number: KF8935.Z9 L46 2024 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 5th ed. c2024
The Glannon Guide to Evidence: Learning Evidence Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis by Michael Avery
Call Number: KF 8935. Z9 A93 2023 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. 2023

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1 print copy also available on Reserve.

Evidentiary Foundations by Edward J. Imwinkelried
Publication Date: 13th ed. "Updated regularly." Coverage: Through Mar. 2025 (Release No. 13)

Click title above. Enter Lexis username/password. The Lexis/Nexis store's product description states that this treatise "provides sample lines of questioning that demonstrate how to lay the foundation for admitting various kinds of evidence. It also includes a brief discussion of the underlying legal principles, based on modern common law and the applicable Federal Rules of Evidence."
Criminal Evidentiary Foundations by Edward J. Imwinkelried & Daniel D. Blinka
Publication Date: Updated annually (in Dec.) Coverage: Nov. 2024; Release No. 2025S

Click title above. Enter Lexis username/password. The Lexis/Nexis store's product description states that this treatise describes "with precision how to lay foundations for your most critical evidence to be admitted in a criminal trial." The authors convert abstract evidentiary doctrine into concrete lines of questioning & provide phrasing of questions on direct and cross-examination (explained in detail) + many sample foundational questions.

Federal Rules of Evidence in a Nutshell by Michael Graham
Call Number: KF8935.Z9 G7 2025 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 12th ed. c2025

BLS Library provides 1 digital copy (which circulates for 2 hours like a Reserve book) + 1 print copy on Reserve.
Evidence (Examples & Explanations series) by Arthur Best
Publication Date: 14th ed. 2024

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Understanding Evidence by Paul C. Giannelli & Jules Epstein
Call Number: KF8935 .G52 2023 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 6th ed. [2023]
Evidence in a Nutshell by Paul Rothstein, David Crump & Ronald J. Coleman
Call Number: KF8935.Z9 R68 2022 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 7th ed. c2022

BLS Library provides 1 digital copy (which circulates for 2 hours like a Reserve book) + 1 print copy on Reserve.
Acing Evidence: A Checklist Approach to Solving Evidence Problems by Aviva Orenstein
Call Number: KF8935.Z9 O74 2021 (On Reserve)

Publication Date: 3rd ed. [2021]