WELCOME to my “Federal Rules of Evidence” program for students interested in the evidentiary rules that govern trials in federal court. "Federal Rules of Evidence" is a series of 12 playlists (with many videos) designed to introduce viewers to the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE), as well as evidentiary concepts and arguments under the FRE. The 12 playlist topics are set out below in this description.

This playlist covers FRE Rules in Article I (General Provisions) & Article II (Judicial Notice). This video covers FRE Rule 104 Preliminary detemrminations including 104(a) judges may consider inadmissible evidence in certain determinations including ruling on the admissibility of evidence and 104(b) conditional relevance.

This playlist (organized by FRE rule/concept) for Articles I & II features the following videos:

Rule 103. Rulings on evidence
Rule 104(a). Preliminary questions – judges may consider inadmissible evidence
Rule 104(b). Preliminary questions – conditional relevance
Rule 105. Limiting evidence that is not admissible…. for other purposes
Rule 106. [Rule of Completeness] Remainder of or related writings or record[ing]

Rule 201. Judicial notice of adjudicative facts

The channel features several videos within each of these 12 playlists:

Intro to FRE Rules & Concepts *(start here)*
Articles I & II General & Judicial Notice
Article IV – Relevance & 403
Article IV – Policy rules
Article IV – Character evidence
Article V – Privileges
Article IV – Witnesses
Article IV – Impeachment
Article VII – Opinion testimony
Article VIII – Hearsay – definition/exemptions
Article VIII – Hearsay – exceptions
Articles IX & X – Authentication & Original doc


ABOUT ME:
Professor Wes Porter served as a trial attorney with the Department of Justice's Criminal Division, Fraud Section, in Washington D.C., the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii and the JAG Corps for the U.S. Navy stationed in the Trial Service Office Pacific. After lecturing and teaching as an adjunct professor for years, he moved to academia fulltime teaching courses in Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure, and skills courses like Trial Advocacy. Professor Porter earned tenure, became a full professor of law, and led a center devoted to evidence, litigation and trial skills training.

Professor Porter still teaches in law schools and trains lawyers new to the profession. To contact Professor Porter with questions or video topic requests, you may email him at [email protected].

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