2-51. Go to a state or federal courthouse and observe part of a trial. If jurors are being selected, try to determine the basis on which the attorneys for the defendant and the plaintiff are accepting or rejecting potential jurors. If the trial is in progress, observe the process by which testimony is offered and evidence is presented.

Which of the Federal Rules of Evidence discussed in this chapter are reflected in your observations? If an expert testifies, observe how the expert’s professional credentials are established and how his/her opinion is presented to the court. Describe how the direct examination of the expert witness differs from cross-examination.

Prepare a memo to your instructor setting forth what you observed and how it relates to the concepts you learned in this chapter.