Federal Rules of Evidence, official text as in effect December 1, 2024.
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In a civil case, state law governs the effect of a presumption regarding a claim or defense for which state law supplies the rule of decision.
(As amended Apr. 26, 2011, eff. Dec. 1, 2011.)
Source: Federal Rules of Evidence, December 1, 2024, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, uscourts.gov.
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