EVIDENCE
Concepts of relevancy and policy in admission of evidence; hearsay, opinions, and other exclusionary rules; examination of witnesses, judicial notice, and procedural considerations.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Law JD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the Rules of Evidence to determine the admissibility of evidence in a litigation context. Audience: Graduate 2. Consider and incorporate the effects of the Rules of Evidence when structuring transactions and interactions even where there is no litigation. Audience: Graduate 3. Articulate how the Rules of Evidence are shaped by, and in turn reinforce, our adversary system of justice. Audience: Graduate 4. Determine appropriate strategy and make decisions in the course of legal representation in light of the Rules of Evidence. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply the Rules of Evidence to determine the admissibility of evidence in a litigation context. Audience: Graduate 2. Consider and incorporate the effects of the Rules of Evidence when structuring transactions and interactions even where there is no litigation. Audience: Graduate 3. Articulate how the Rules of Evidence are shaped by, and in turn reinforce, our adversary system of justice. Audience: Graduate 4. Determine appropriate strategy and make decisions in the course of legal representation in light of the Rules of Evidence. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027