AI Enters the Courtroom With New Rule Governing Illustrative Aids

Using illustrations, images, and visual data is key to making evidence and arguments understandable, memorable, and accessible for jurors. And litigants can turn to artificial intelligence to create illustrative aids that help jurors understand the evidence and arguments under the new Rule 107, which now governs the use of illustrative aids.

This article discusses changes under the new Rule 107, such as the limit on aids going to the jury room, and recommendations to help navigate the new rule in the context of AI-created illustrative aids.

New Governance

New Federal Rule of Evidence Rule 107 governs the use of presentations ...