The Constitution Project : November 2007

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November 2007 - Posts

Fragile Justice: Wayward Prosecutions and Prosecutorial Misconduct

Posted Thursday, November 15, 2007 12:03 PM by Virginia Sloan

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Rape charges against the Duke lacrosse players were dropped last April, and Michael Nifong, the District Attorney who brought the charges in March 2006, was disbarred in June 2007. The rape charges were dismissed after the state’s Attorney General took [Read More]

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