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SUMMARY:Evidence Refresher for Busy Defenders
DESCRIPTION:Description:\nA command of evidence law isn’t just a skill—it’s your most powerful weapon. Join us for a webinar led by veteran law school professor\, Frank Rosenblatt\, as we break down twelve critical evidentiary strategies designed to sharpen your motions and elevate your trial advocacy.\nFrom leveraging brand-new SCOTUS precedents to dismantling prosecution tactics\, this session provides practical tactical advantages for the busy practitioner.\nParticipants will learn: \n\n– how Rule 403 was strengthened by SCOTUS in Andrew v. White (2025)\n– how to combat improper prosecution opening statements\n– reverse 404(b)\n– challenging racist jurors\n– objecting to social media evidence\n– informing jurors about harsh punishments\n– blocking prosecution junk science\n– impeaching law enforcement witnesses using 608(b)\n– identifying ways prosecutors smuggle in hearsay\n– using judicial notice to prove defense facts\n\nPresenter Bio:\nProfessor Franklin D. Rosenblatt is an associate professor who came to Mississippi College School of Law in 2021. He teaches courses and researches in Constitutional Law\, Evidence\, International Criminal Law\, and Military Law.\nBefore becoming a full-time law professor\, Professor Rosenblatt first-chaired litigation in federal and state courts at Butler Snow\, LLP\, in Ridgeland\, Mississippi. Before that he served in the U.S. Army JAG Corps as a prosecutor\, legal advisor\, and defense counsel\, including as lead military defense counsel for Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in the most publicized court-martial in American history.\nA recognized expert in military justice\, Professor Rosenblatt serves as the President of the National Institute of Military Justice\, an organization devoted to the fair administration of justice in military tribunals. He is also an appointed Special Master for terrorism cases for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and a Court of Appeals Judge for the Mississippi Army National Guard.\nProfessor Rosenblatt has been invited to speak to several of the world’s flagship institutions including the Peace Palace in The Hague\, the Pentagon\, Yale Law School\, the Hoover Institution\, the French Senate\, the Indian Progressive Lawyer’s Forum\, and Edinburgh University in Scotland. He has authored numerous articles\, book chapters\, and co-written three books. His work has appeared in numerous journals. He has filed amicus briefs at courts including the United States Supreme Court and the International Criminal Court in The Hague\, where he presented oral argument in 2022. He recently co-founded a new international law journal\, Forces Law Review.\nProfessor Rosenblatt continues to represent clients in national security cases and maintains a robust pro bono practice representing Mississippi juveniles who have been sentenced to life without parole.\nProfessor Rosenblatt has been selected by students for numerous awards\, including best moot court coach (2022)\, best pro bono contributions (2022\, 2024\, 2025)\, BLSA Professor of the Year (2024)\, Order of Barristers honorary member (2025)\, and Professor of the Year (2023\, 2024\, 2025). He was also selected by the faculty as the law school’s nominee for University Professor of the Year (2025).
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