---
title: "Record that relevant evidence is admissible unless a listed source provides otherwise"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents/record-that-relevant-evidence-is-admissible-unless-the-act-provides-othe/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A44-FL20261022-23-US"
practice_area: "Incoming evidence — deepfakes & synthetic documents"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record that relevant evidence is admissible unless a listed source provides otherwise

> Where the lawyer has already marked the evidence as relevant, record that it is admissible unless the United States Constitution, a federal statute, these rules, or other rules prescribed by the Supreme Court provide…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents/record-that-relevant-evidence-is-admissible-unless-the-act-provides-othe/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Incoming evidence — deepfakes & synthetic documents](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Where the lawyer has already marked the evidence as relevant, record that it is admissible unless the United States Constitution, a federal statute, these rules, or other rules prescribed by the Supreme Court provide otherwise. Record that irrelevant evidence is not admissible. Do not decide relevance. Do not decide that no other rule applies. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides relevance and whether another source keeps the evidence out. Federal Rule of Evidence 402 is the admissibility rule. Rule 401 is the relevance test and is not reapplied here. Later rules, including Rules 403, 802, and 901, can still control. The tool does not decide admission. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Record that relevant evidence is admissible unless the Act provides otherwise](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents/record-that-relevant-evidence-is-admissible-unless-the-act-provides-othe.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Where the lawyer has already marked the evidence as relevant, record that it is admissible unless the United States Constitution, a federal statute, these rules, or other rules prescribed by the Supreme Court provide otherwise. Record that irrelevant evidence is not admissible. Do not decide relevance. Do not decide that no other rule applies.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The exceptions are the Constitution, a federal statute, these rules, and other Supreme Court rules. Do not stop at these rules.
- Do not decide that evidence is relevant. That marking has to come from the lawyer.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Evidence 402](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_402) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Evidence 401](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_401) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*