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Duke ex-lacrosse players sue over charges.(NEWSWATCH)(Duke University)(Brief article)
Thirty-eight members of the 2006 Duke lacrosse team filed a lawsuit against the school, President Richard Brodhead, the city of Durham NC and a nurse at Duke University Hospital for emotional distress and other damages resulting from mishandling rape allegations against them.
An exotic dancer accused three lacrosse players of kidnapping and raping her at a team party in 2006. The case fell apart due to lack of evidence and the alleged victim's retraction of most of her story. The three players charged were exonerated last year.
The incident brought race and class to the forefront at Duke. Charles Cooper, attorney for the 38 ...
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...discussion on prosecutorial abuse and the criminal charges filed -- and subsequently dropped -- against Duke University lacrosse players. Topics will range from individual rights to election law to a discussion of the Roberts Court, and it...
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...the shabby rental where Duke University lacrosse players allegedly raped and beat...to court papers, three lacrosse players trapped the dancer in a...and a group of up to 30 lacrosse players. Bissey, 26, and his...
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...known lawyers are representing three former Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape and may file a federal...Lt. Col. Oliver North -- is working for lacrosse players David Evans and Collin Finnerty. Confirmation...
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- Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH) January 17, 2007 700+ words
...of the controversial case involving three Duke University lacrosse players accused of sexual assault. He did so at the...dropping of rape charges. Obviously, Duke lacrosse players misbehaved. Did they commit such crimes...
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- Newspaper article from: Newsday (Melville, NY) June 17, 2007 700+ words
...ethical violations when he prosecuted three Duke University lacrosse players on rape charges ultimately found to be false...another of the accused players. The three lacrosse players were cleared of wrongdoing in January after...
- Duke lacrosse players seeking $30M settlement.
- Newspaper article from: Newsday (Melville, NY) September 8, 2007 700+ words
...t have to part with much more of his money, said several legal experts who predicted the three wronged Duke University lacrosse players won't get much out of the disgraced ex-Durham prosecutor. As Nifong walked into a jail Friday after...