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A court appointed ad litem (often referred to as guardian ad litem in Raleigh) refers to a court-appointed advocate for children involved in court proceedings.  These guardian ad litem volunteers represent the best interests of the child and will give the court the best recommendations for the child regarding custody disputes and child support based [...]

I know I’ll regret saying this later, but I’m pretty excited summer’s just about over. August means cooler weather, the beautiful New England foliage is just weeks away and college football season is about to kick-off (Go Big Red!). More importantly, I’m so excited to start my last year of law school. It’ll be great to [...]

In our final episode of our Evidence series, we talk about the 900 and 1000 rules onnbsp;Authentication and the Original Writing requirement. Rule 901. Requirement of Authentication or Identification Rule 902. Self-authentication Rule 903. Subscribing Witness' Testimony Unnecessary Rule 1001. Definitions Rule 1002. Requirement of Original Rule 1003. Admissibility of Duplicates Rule 1004. Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents Rule 1005. Public Records Rule 1006. Summaries Rule 1007. Testimony or Written Admission of Party Rule 1008. Functions of Court and Jury

In this episode of Life of a Law Student, we'll be discussion Presumptions. Rule 301. Presumptions in General Civil Actions and Proceedings Rule 302. Applicability of State Law in Civil Actions and Proceedings

In Evidence, episode 8, we're talking about who can testify and how the testimony must occur. Rule 602. Lack of Personal Knowledge Rule 701. Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses Rule 702. Testimony by Experts Rule 703. Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts Rule 704. Opinion on Ultimate Issue Rule 705. Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion Rule 706. Court Appointed Experts

Steve continues his podcast on character evidence, discussing the Federal Rules of Evidence covering credibility, character and impeachment. Rule 608. Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness Rule 609. Impeachment by Evidence of Conviction of Crime

In this episode of Evidence, Steve Wasick presents the first of a two part series on character evidence, covering Federal Rules of Evidence 404 and 405. Rule 404. Character Evidence Not Admissible To Prove Conduct; Exceptions; Other Crimes Rule 405. Methods of Proving Character

In Evidence #5, Steve Wasick talks about unavailable declarants, the residual hearsay exception and the confrontation clause. Rule 804. Hearsay Exceptions; Declarant Unavailable Rule 807. Residual Exception

In Evidence #4, Steve Wasick covers statements that are not hearsay under Rule 801(d) and hearsay statements that are admissible under the exceptions of Rule 803. Rule 801. Definitions Rule 803. Hearsay Exceptions; Availability of Declarant Immaterial

In this episode of Life of a Law Student, Steve Wasick talks about the basics of hearsay under the Federal Ruleof Evidence 801. Rule 801. Definitions

Steve has sent me a good-sized round of podcasts on Evidence -- I'm currently working on getting them setup for publishing, but we hope to have them all out in time for midterms. In Episode #2 of Evidence, Steve covers Federal Rules of Evidence 407-411 which touch on exclusions of evidence that, despite being relevant, isn't admissible. Rule 407. Subsequent Remedial Measures Rule 408. Compromise and Offers to Compromise Rule 409. Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses Rule 410. Inadmissibility of Pleas, Plea Discussions, and Related Statements Rule 411. Liability Insurance

I'd like to start off by welcoming Steve Wasick to the Life of a Law Student team! Steve is a 2L at Northwestern University who has taken the time out of his studies to create a new series for us based on his Evidence class. nbsp;Thank you, Steve and we appreciate your hard work! In this, thenbsp;inaugural episode of Evidence, Steve covers Evidence, covering the following: Rule 401: Definition of "Relevant Evidence." Rule 402: Admissibility based on relevance. Rule 104(b): Conditional relevance.

The Life of a Law Student project chronicles the material presented to and learned by law students across the country and around the world. The project was created by Neil Wehneman, an incoming transfer student at Indiana University at Indianapolis and led by Rob Wiltbank, a Criminal Justice undergrad at Delaware Tech and the University of Delaware. Feeds are segmented by course.

The Life of a Law Student project chronicles the material presented to and learned by law students across the country and around the world. The project was created by Neil Wehneman, an incoming transfer student at Indiana University at Indianapolis and led by Rob Wiltbank, a Criminal Justice undergrad at Delaware Tech and the University of Delaware. Feeds are segmented by course.

The Life of a Law Student project chronicles the material presented to and learned by law students across the country and around the world. The project was created by Neil Wehneman, an incoming transfer student at Indiana University at Indianapolis and led by Rob Wiltbank, a Criminal Justice undergrad at Delaware Tech and the University of Delaware. Feeds are segmented by course.