The news has been awash with how second-hand or hearsay statements are supposedly inherently unreliable and cannot be used as evidence to prove a case. But the Supreme Court and courts around the ...

Evidence plays a pivotal role in shaping the outcome of cases. One evidentiary ruling could affect the outcome of the case. Most relevant evidence is typically deemed admissible after a proper ...

Hearsay evidence refers to testimony offered in court based on what another person has said and offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted. Courts generally prohibit hearsay evidence due to ...

On Oct. 25, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted two amendments to the Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence—the definitions of “Present Sense Impressions” and “Excited Utterances” both had new language ...

In this column, Due Diligence, erstwhile attorney and GQ staff writer Jay Willis untangles the messy intersection of law, politics, and culture. On Wednesday, during his testimony in an impeachment ...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A leading Republican critique of the House impeachment inquiry is that Democrats are relying on “hearsay” evidence. The word ‘hearsay’ is bandied about in legal circles all ...