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Statistical Proof And Theories Of Discrimination, Douglas Laycock

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Multiple Regression Analysis In Title Vii Cases: A Structural Approach To Attacks Of Missing Factors And “Pre-Act Discrimination”, Barbara A. Norris

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Liability And Individualized Evidence, Judith Jarvis Thomson

Law and Contemporary Problems

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The Trouble With Statistical Evidence, Richard Schmalbeck

Law and Contemporary Problems

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The Subversion Of The Hearsay Rule: The Residual Hearsay Exceptions, Circumstantial Guarantees Of Trustworthiness, And Grand Jury Testimony, Randolph N. Jonakait

Articles & Chapters

Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, hearsay is generally prohibited, being admitted only when it falls within a limited class of specific hearsay exceptions. Two general hearsay exceptions were, however, engrafted onto the list of specific ones to allow the courts to confront new and unforseen hearsay problem Lower courts have interpreted these "residual" or "catchall" exceptions differently.

This Article analyzes judicial interpretations of the residual exceptions in cases considering the admissibility of grandjury testimony. The author initially discusses the traditional hearsay approach and reviews the legislative history of the residual exceptions. He then analyzes Fourth Circuit cases considering the …