April 13, 2007 – 4:58 pm
While I was perusing (well, trolling) the Democratic Underground for some good progressive seething, I ran across this article from the Washington Post Long before the case against three Duke University lacrosse players collapsed in public, a soft-spoken Sudanese immigrant knew that something wasn't quite right. When asked, he told the truth: One of the […]
April 12, 2007 – 7:29 pm
Too little, too late DURHAM – Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong acknowledged today that three former Duke University lacrosse players were “wrongfully accused” of sexual assault. Nifong released a statement one day after N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper dismissed the charges against the lacrosse players and declared them "innocent" and the victims of an "unchecked" […]
April 11, 2007 – 9:06 am
Seems like everyone is reporting that the case will be dropped today RALEIGH, N.C. — The three men indicted in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case could learn this week whether state prosecutors plan to bring them to trial or drop the charges, a person close to the case said Tuesday. The attorney general's office, […]
March 21, 2007 – 4:48 pm
It just keeps getting worse and worse for Nifong (The Durham Herald Sun) The N.C. State Bar says Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong is engaging in "semantic hair-splitting" in an effort to fend off its charges against him and contends alleged misconduct like his is "seldom, if ever, excusable." When all is said and done, […]
March 13, 2007 – 1:42 pm
I haven't written much about the Duke Lacrosse case lately, because, not much is really happening. Well, today is a milestone. It is one year since the two strippers went to a house near the Duke campus to dance at a party thrown by the lacrosse players. And, at this time, the State still does […]
March 4, 2007 – 6:55 pm
It is always fun to see a grown liberal cry as he is hoist on his own petard Durham —In a letter to the North Carolina State Bar, the embattled former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse case complains about how grassroots groups are trying to run him out of office. The Dec. 28 letter is […]
January 25, 2007 – 12:15 pm
To which I say "Great!" (via CBS Sportsline) The state bar lodged new and more serious ethics charges Wednesday against the district attorney in the Duke lacrosse case, accusing him of withholding evidence from the defense and lying to both to the court and bar investigators. Mike Nifong — who withdrew from the case earlier […]
January 16, 2007 – 11:36 am
People can say what they want about 60 Minutes being left leaning, but, they have done a wonderful job throughout regarding the Duke Lacrosse Case. And Sunday nights episode was no different. You can watch a segment from the interview with the families of the accused players, which I would recommend heavily, rather then excerpting […]
January 14, 2007 – 12:04 pm
From the Raleigh N&O The state attorney general assumed control Saturday of the Duke lacrosse case, a move that puts fresh eyes on the evidence and on the actions of District Attorney Mike Nifong over the past 10 months. Attorney General Roy Cooper announced his decision in front of a bank of TV cameras and […]
January 12, 2007 – 7:04 pm
Breaking, from the Raleigh News and Observer THE LATEST: Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong has asked to be removed from the Duke University lacrosse case. Nifong made the request in a letter delivered to the office of N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper. The attorney general's office could take over the case. Duke University James Coleman […]
