Style Resources
Information and materials used in restyling the Federal Rules of Practice, Procedure, and Evidence.
Federal Rules of Evidence (style amendments effective December 1, 2011)
- Restyled Federal Rules of Evidence (doc)
- “Redline” Evidence Rules Showing Changes - [Rules 101-415] [501-706] [801-1103]
- Overview of Style Project (pdf)
- Articles by Style Consultant [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4]*
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (style amendments effective December 1, 2007)
- Restyled Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Materials Transmitted to Supreme Court
- “Guiding Principles” for Restyling the Civil Rules (pdf)
- Lessons in Drafting from the New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure** (pdf)
- Article by Reporter on Civil Restyle Project*** (pdf)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (style amendments effective December 1, 2002)
Restyled Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (style amendments effective December 1, 1998)
General Style Guidelines
- Guidelines for Drafting and Editing Court Rules (pdf)
- Bryan Garner, Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (2d ed. 1995)
* Posted with permission from the author and the Michigan Bar Journal.
** Copyright 2009 Scribes Journal of Legal Writing and R. Joseph Kimble. Posted with permission from copyright owners.
*** Copyright 2004 University of Notre Dame and Edward H. Cooper. Posted with permission from copyright owners. Article obtained from Westlaw and posted with permission from West.