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Aspen Treatise for Evidence, Seventh Edition

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Authors
  • Christopher B. Mueller
  • Laird C. Kirkpatrick
  • Liesa L. Richter
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Book length
1248 pages
Publication Date
2026-08-03
Edition
Seventh Edition
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Evidence Treatise - Now Updated and Revised!

Evidence, Seventh Edition, offers a complete reference on evidence law, written at a level that makes it an accessible, indispensable resource for students, as well as for practicing lawyers, judges, government officials, and others. With text organized around the Federal Rules of Evidence and common-law coverage provided for issues that are not codified, this new edition is designed to be easy to understand. The Seventh Edition features straightforward explication of the rules, analysis of leading case law, and thorough coverage of both the Federal Rules and state evidence codes throughout. Anchored by the strong reputation of its authors, Evidence features helpful marginal headings, mini summaries of contents at the beginning of each chapter, generous footnotes, and useful case citations. 

New to the Seventh Edition: 

  • In-depth coverage of recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Evidence, including Rules 106, 404(b), 613(b), 615, 702, 801(d), 804(b)(3), 807, and 1006 
  • Analysis of new Rule 107 on illustrative aids 
  • Insightful discussion of recent Supreme Court decisions, including Smith v. Arizona, Diaz v. United States, Samia v. United States, and Hemphill v. New York 

Instructors and Students will benefit from: 

  • Improved conceptual focus in the treatment of expert evidence, emphasizing principles that remain stable across evolving scientific fields.
  • Streamlined and focused coverage that preserves all core evidentiary doctrines and rules.
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About the authors
Christopher B. Mueller
Henry S. Lindlsey Professor of Procedure and Advocacy
Colorado School of Law

Christopher Mueller is the Henry S. Lindsley Professor of Procedure and Advocacy at the University of Colorado School of Law. Prior to joining the faculty of CU Law School, Christopher Mueller was a professor of law at the Universities of Illinois and Wyoming. His scholarship focuses on evidence law, particularly the rules governing hearsay and impeachment. His interest in hearsay stems from his interest in, as he says, 'the tension between the tendency of lawyers to interpret language grammatically and structurally and the human tendency to speak by indirection, analogy, idiom, and image.' He notes that 'hearsay doctrine is too often interpreted literally, and too often interpreted so as to overlook the senses in which language has operative effect.'

Evidence Under the Rules is in use in more than 100 law schools today. Professor Mueller and Professor Kirkpatrick have also written a five-volume treatise, Federal Evidence, that is updated annually and cited approximately twice a week by appellate courts across the country. They have also completed Modern Evidence, a one-volume source for judges and lawyers, and the student hornbook entitled Evidence, which sells thousands of copies a year and affects the education in evidence of many students across the country. Major media outlets and newspapers across the country have called on Professor Mueller's expertise during the coverage of important national trials. For example, in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing trial of Timothy McVeigh, Professor Mueller appeared several times on The Jim Lehrer Newshour, and was frequently interviewed on National Public Radio. Professor Mueller is currently working on a civil procedure coursebook, and on updating the treatises on federal evidence. In the future, he intends to develop his expertise in complex litigation, and to focus on developments in federal jurisdiction, the reform of federal rules, and developments in privilege law.

Laird C. Kirkpatrick
Louis Harkey Mayo Research Professor
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Education B.A., Harvard University J.D., University of Oregon

Background Laird C. Kirkpatrick is the Louis Harkey Mayo Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University School of Law in Washington, D.C. He is the former Philip H. Knight Dean of the University of Oregon Law School. He previously served as Counsel to the head of the Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, as a Commissioner ex officio on the United States Sentencing Commission, and as an Assistant United States Attorney.

Professor Kirkpatrick is the coauthor of a widely adopted law school coursebook on evidence, a five-volume treatise on the Federal Rules of Evidence, an evidence hornbook, and several other books. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute, a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a former delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates, and former chair of the Evidence Section of the American Association of Law Schools.

Prior to entering law teaching, he served as a trial lawyer in private practice and as director of litigation for a major legal services program. He has previously taught at the University of Michigan, University of London, University of Adelaide, University of Maryland, Suffolk University, and the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He has received several awards for distinguished teaching.

Liesa L. Richter
Floyd & Martha Norris Chair in Law and a George Lynn Cross Research Professor
University of Oklahoma College of Law

Liesa L. Richter is the Floyd & Martha Norris Chair in Law and a George Lynn Cross Research Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where she has taught Evidence and Civil Procedure for more than twenty years. Professor Richter is the Academic Consultant to the Federal Evidence Advisory Committee and is an elected member of the American Law Institute. Before joining the academy, she was a commercial litigation lawyer with the firm of King and Spalding, and she clerked for Judge Frank Mays Hull on the Eleventh Circuit and for Judge Jack T. Camp in the Northern District of Georgia. Her scholarly interests have led to leading articles in areas of privilege, hearsay, and character evidence.  
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Edition
Seventh Edition
Publication date
2026-08-03
Copyright Year
2026
Pages
1248
Print
9798894102627
eBook
9798894102634
Subject
Evidence
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