IF you’ve watched a courtroom drama, the chances are you’ll have heard a lawyer character shout “hearsay!” But what actually qualifies as “hearsay” in a legal context is more complicated than you ...

JOLIET, Ill.JOLIET, Ill. — Prosecutors relied on normally barred secondhand hearsay statements to convict former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

Everyone reading this article probably already knows hearsay is an out-of-court statement used “to prove the truth of the matter asserted.” But even experienced litigators can fail to appreciate the ...

The US Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump begins today, and there’s one term that’s already played an important part in the process: hearsay. WGBH News’ Morning Edition host Joe ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Julian Burnside: As a word, hearsay is much used by lay people but not well understood. Colloquially it ...