Prep the rest of documentary exceptions and Other Documents and Statements. We will get to Declarant Unavailable on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Monday, November 9, 2026
For Tuesday, November 10
Review and prep the rest of Spontaneous Statements. Then move to Documentary Exceptions. For tomorrow, prep 803(5) and (6), along with problems 195, 196, 202, and 204.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
For Monday, November 9
Tuesday audio. Remember that the Judicial Lecture will take place at 12:30 p.m. next Monday, November 9, in the Large Courtroom.
Review Exclusions, then prep Exceptions: Spontaneous Statements. What gives each of 803(1)-(4) sufficient guarantees of trustworthiness? Be sure to circle back to Questions 180-186 and consider whether any exceptions might apply.
Monday, November 2, 2026
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Prelim Exams
Available outside my office. Arranged in four folders by Blind ID:
8000-8250
8251-8500
8501-8750
8751-8999
Sample Answer here. After you have had time to review your graded paper and compare your answers with the sample, feel free to come by my office to talk.
Mean: 84.83
Median: 87.5
High: 130
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
For Monday, November 2
Tuesday audio. Prelim exams will be available outside my office after 11 tomorrow. They will be in folders on the floor outside my office.
Prep/Review Introduction to Hearsay. We will begin with this question: Given how we defined TMA, what does it mean to say a statement was not offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted? And does that distinction make sense, given our concerns for adversary testing and the reason we do not like hearsay evidence? In addition, prep FRE 801(d) and C&S pp. 171-89. We will get all the way to Hearsay Exclusions on Tuesday.
Monday, October 26, 2026
For Tuesday, October 27
Monday audio. We will let out 3 minutes early tomorrow.
Prep all of Introduction to Hearsay. Note there are a lot of prepared questions on it. Again, this will take us through to the end of the semester.
