OCEAN CITY — Prosecutors on Friday discussed how lawyers can authenticate social media and other digital evidence for use at trial, particularly given how the legal standard for authentication has ...

The question of when Louisiana prosecutors must attempt to authenticate social media evidence they plan to introduce in criminal cases was put before a state appellate court on Tuesday (March 8). A ...

It can be said that direct and cross-examination are the central features of the trial, and essential to examinations are the exhibits sought to be introduced in evidence. Each proffered exhibit must ...

When it comes to proffering into evidence material taken from websites, the authentication requirement is often the least understood and most overlooked hurdle to admissibility. Ultimately, electronic ...

Both courts and legal organizations have struggled to keep up with the ever-growing complexity of digital evidence over the last few years. As new forms of digital technology have emerged and become ...

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