The Duke lacrosse players’ lawsuit against Duke University evidently violates Duke’s speech code. Naturally, Duke is doing what now comes naturally to academics and academic administrators: trying to shut down the players’ speechcrime – their court filings, which they’ve had
Investigation of Police Handling of Duke Lacrosse Case Temporarily Suspended at Request of City’s Insurer
A special committee investigating the Durham, North Carolina Police Department’s handling of the Duke lacrosse rape case has halted its investigation after the city’s liability insurer warned that the committee’s findings could provide material for civil lawsuits and requested that
The Duke Wrongful Prosecution Case and the Importance of Criminal Discovery
KC Johnson, author of the blog Durham-in-Wonderland, discusses prosecutor Mike Nifong’s inconsistent statements…first in a public hearing with a judge, then in a letter to the State Bar. At issue, of course, is his meeting with Dr. Brian Meehan
Huh? Duke University’s Provost Draws Profoundly Misguided Lessons from Duke Scandal Gail Heriot
This is awful. Provost Peter Lange evidently draws very different lessons from the Duke "rape" case than I do. To me it’s about how three college kids can come within inches of having their lives ruined (and it’s not over
Another person falls victim to E.coli 0157:H7
Durham Region’s Health Department is investigating a fourth case of E.coli 0157:H7 linked to the consumption of cider purchased at Tyrone Mills.
The health department is warning against consumption of apple or apple-pear cider from Tyrone Mills or Watson Farms,
Health department adds another brand of apple cider to warning list
Residents in Durham, Ontario, are being warned not to consume unpasteurized apple products from a second local farm, after three cases of E. coli that may be linked to the beverage.
Apple or apple pear cider from both Watson Farms
NCCU kicks off building project
North Carolina Central University’s Law School is breaking ground today in a $9 million addition to its Albert E. Turner Law Building (left). It’s just one of more than $60 million in capital projects that the Durham school is kicking
Duke University Graduate Student Files Suit Against Website for Selling Her Term Paper Without Permission
A Duke University graduate student is suing the operator of a website that posts term papers and other research materials available for purchase by students. Blue Macellari contends that someone posted her undergraduate term paper on South Africa without her