Free Republic

This week Duke University reached a “non-disclosed settlement” with the three lacrosse players who were savaged by the District Attorney in Durham, Mike Nifong. He wanted to hoodwink black voters into putting him back in office. That succeeded, but he has now been removed from office, and disbarred. These three students were also slandered by the Duke administration and by 87 bigoted professors. (88 professors signed a newspaper ad that, in effect, found the students guilty before trial. One of the 88 admitted he was wrong, and apologized.) The apparently-fat settlement released the University and all its assorted minions from...

". As a result of the media maligning the character of the rape victim, New Black Panther Party (NBPP) National Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz rallied his organization, local leaders and residents to take a stand against the injustice surrounding this heated case, and organized a press conference, demonstration and town hall meeting on May 1. As an attorney, he held concerns about the effective prosecution of the case and announced his decision to conduct a private investigation. “The history of Duke University is rooted in racism. Racism existed long before we (NBPP) got here. The two defendants must be brought...

From: President Richard H. Brodhead Date: Apr 28, 2006 9:20 PM Subject: Response to Reports of a Possible Demonstration at Duke on May 1, 2006 To: XXXXXXXXX@duke.edu As you may know, we learned from reports in the news media last evening that an organization known as the New Black Panther Party had announced that it plans to hold a demonstration at the Chapel Drive entrance to West Campus on Monday morning, May 1. These reports indicated the group intended to enter the campus and that they may be carrying guns. Guns are not permitted on Duke's campus. This afternoon, Duke...

A prosecutor could ask a grand jury as early as Monday for charges in the month-old case of a black stripper who has accused three white men of raping her at a party thrown by Duke University's lacrosse team. That's what defense attorneys expect of District Attorney Mike Nifong, who has rejected their calls to drop the case while refusing for more than two weeks to talk with reporters about the investigation. That silence has left a number of unanswered questions, the answers to which could determine whether he's able to win any indictments in the explosive dispute. At the...

With a grand jury now expected to convene Monday to weigh indictments of two or three of the Duke lacrosse players tied to allegations of raping an exotic dancer, defense lawyers say they fear their clients are being targeted in a setup or sting operation possibly perpetrated by law enforcement. The lawyers have advised the players not to trust or respond to any e-mails sent to each other, one attorney tells Time. The explosive allegations stem from an e-mail message sent in the last few days to several players from the e-mail address of another player, stating he was going...

'We don't know all the facts about the alleged Duke lacrosse rape, but . . ." That's more or less how most commentators have introduced their remarks on the case that has reduced the Durham, N.C., community to prayers, tears and recriminations. Let me interpret the code for you: Men are bad. Even though we don't know what happened, we're not going to let the absence of facts interfere with our indictment of a team, a coach, a school, but more to the point -- of boys. About the only thing to emerge with any clarity since a black exotic...

BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: I cannot believe it. Now there's a prayer vigil going on at Duke University. Well, I guess I can understand it in one sense. If they're praying for these... Well, you know, that's just the latest example, and there are countless examples of what the drive-by media is, and what they do. BREAK TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Since the media is obviously very, very hurt -- the drive-by media now very disturbed -- by the title, the term that I have dubbed them, "the drive-by media," I think, ladies and gentlemen, it would be worthwhile to redefine for you...

DURHAM, N.C. -- A small group of boosters and others close to the Duke University lacrosse team has hired President Clinton's former lawyer as part of an aggressive public relations effort to argue that the players did not sexually assault a woman at an off-campus party. Bob Bennett, a former federal prosecutor and Washington attorney who represented Clinton in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case, is serving as a spokesman for a group calling itself the Committee for Fairness to Duke Families.

An anonymous staff member is giving a detailed account of what happened the night a stripper said she was raped. "She was hysterical. She was crying. She was pretty banged up. She said she was sexually assaulted, but she didn't say by whom," the staff member told ESPN The Magazine's Eric Adelson. The staff member went on to say the sexual assault nurse found injuries in the woman's pelvic area. "She never said one thing about Duke, any athlete or anything," the source said. "She just kept hollering and screaming. She never said who did it."

(04/12/06 - DURHAM) - Many say that because the primary election is three weeks from today, the Duke lacrosse rape investigation is turning into a political case for the district attorney. Current Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong wants to keep his job. Prosecutor-turned-private attorney Freda Black wants his job, as does civil and criminal attorney Keith Bishop. At a forum at North Carolina Central on Tuesday, someone asked Nifong what he'd say to voters. Nifong responded, "This is not about an election. This is about doing justice for the victim in this case. And this is about doing justice for...

From: President Richard H. Brodhead Date: Apr 5, 2006 11:42 PM Subject: A Response to the Duke Lacrosse Situation To: XXXX XXXXX@duke.edu April 5, 2006 A Letter to the Duke Community I want to speak to the issue that is troubling our community and announce five steps we are taking to address it. Allegations against members of the Duke lacrosse team stemming from the party on the evening of March 13 have deeply troubled me and everyone else at this university and our surrounding city. We can't be surprised at the outpouring of outrage. Rape is the substitution of raw...

DURHAM -- The Duke lacrosse team rape investigation will continue until all three attackers are identified, District Attorney Mike Nifong told an N.C. Central University audience Tuesday. Nifong, who was added late Monday to a previously scheduled panel to discuss the investigation with NCCU students and faculty, countered arguments made Monday by Duke lacrosse players' lawyers, who said DNA test results cleared all 46 team members. Nifong said further DNA tests are being conducted and that the woman making the allegations has identified at least one lacrosse player as an attacker. "I hope you will understand by my presence here...

Apr 11, 11:38 AM EDT D.A. Says Duke Lacrosse Probe to Continue By TIM WHITMIRE Associated Press Writer Duke Prosecutor: 'This Case is Not Over' DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Durham County's chief prosecutor said Tuesday he will not abandon his investigation of allegations that an exotic dancer was raped and beaten at a party thrown by members of Duke University's lacrosse team. "A lot has been said in the press, particularly by some attorneys yesterday, that this case should go away," District Attorney Mike Nifong said at a community forum. "My presence here means that this case is not going...

DURHAM -- Long-awaited DNA testing failed to link Duke lacrosse players to the alleged gang rape of an exotic dancer at an off-campus party last month, lawyers defending the athletes announced Monday. None of the men's DNA was on the inside or outside of the woman's body or on her clothing or belongings, the lawyers said. "This test clears these young men conclusively," Durham lawyer Bill Thomas said. "It is our hope that none of these young men will have to face criminal charges resulting from these allegations." But District Attorney Mike Nifong, who has said he is "convinced" a...

DURHAM, N.C. Apr 10, 2006 (AP)— DNA testing failed to connect any members of the Duke University lacrosse team to the alleged rape of a stripper, attorneys for the athletes said Monday. Citing DNA test results delivered by the state crime lab to police and prosecutors a few hours earlier, the attorneys said the test results prove their clients did not sexually assault and beat a stripper hired to perform at a March 13 team party.

DNA testing failed to connect any members of the Duke University lacrosse team to the alleged rape of a stripper, attorneys for the athletes said Monday. Citing DNA test results delivered by the state crime lab to police and prosecutors a few hours earlier, the attorneys said the test results prove their clients did not sexually assault and beat a stripper hired to perform at a March 13 team party. No charges have been filed in the case.

DURHAM, N.C. - DNA testing failed to connect any members of the Duke University lacrosse team to the alleged rape of a stripper, attorneys for the athletes said Monday. Citing DNA test results delivered by the state crime lab to police and prosecutors a few hours earlier, the attorneys said the test results prove their clients did not sexually assault and beat a stripper hired to perform at a March 13 team party. No charges have been filed in the case.

No DNA present, not on her body, not in her body, not on any of her personal items! Sue, baby, SUE! Bring back Lacross!

DURHAM, N.C. -- Time-stamped photographs will show an exotic dancer was already injured and "very impaired" when she arrived at a party where she claims she was raped by members of Duke University's men's lacrosse team, an attorney for one of the players said Sunday. Durham attorney Bill Thomas said some of the photographs, taken when she arrived at the house, indicate the woman was injured before getting to the party March 13. They show extensive bruises and scrapes on her legs, especially around the knees, he said. "This young lady was substantially impaired. She had fallen several times during...

DURHAM, N.C. - Time-stamped photographs will show an exotic dancer was already injured and "very impaired" when she arrived at a party where she claims she was raped by members of Duke University's men's lacrosse team, an attorney for one of the players said Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT Durham attorney Bill Thomas said some of the photographs, taken when she arrived at the house, indicate the woman was injured before getting to the party March 13. They show extensive bruises and scrapes on her legs, especially around the knees, he said. "This young lady was substantially impaired. She had fallen several times...