Durham-in-Wonderland

Duke has filed its reply brief in its longshot demand that the court impose sanctions against attorneys representing the unindicted players...

A comprehensive late 2007 report on the Durham Police Department's handling of gang-related activity by Deborah Lamm Weisel and Buddy H...

In the pre-internet world, tracking down a New York Times article from two years ago would have taken some time and effort. An interested re...

DIW readers in North Carolina might want to set aside time this Saturday morning, for Brad Bannon's appearance as keynote speaker for Ca...

This blog began in an attempt to analyze the twin scandals of spring 2006: the transparent signs of Mike Nifong’s prosecutorial misconduct; ...

The practitioner of "straight-from-memory" notes and wildly inaccurate grand jury testimony has left the Durham Police Department....

As noted below, yesterday Duke filed a motion requesting that the " Duke Lawsuit " site be shut down, and also suggesting that the...

In a peculiar move, Duke has filed a motion demanding that the Duke Lawsuit site (which contains copies of the civil suit by the unindicted ...

Q : What are the most troubling items in the lawsuits? A : Legally, Duke seems to be most vulnerable on two items: 1.) The FERPA claim...

In a development that would surprise only those who have spent the last two years living under a rock, the Bob Ashley-led Herald-Sun editor...

Stu Woo reports on Reade Seligmann's first game at Brown; Seligmann had a goal and an assist--and received strong applause from the crow...

At this stage of events, it would seem unlikely that any more new items would appear. But, of course, that’s not the case. Both the lawsuit ...

The Wilmington Star-News was the first North Carolina newspaper to demand that Mike Nifong resign. (It did so in a December 27, 2006 editor...

“The simple truth is that Brodhead and Duke were indifferent to the truth.” That’s perhaps the most powerful line in a lawsuit filed yesterd...

The Greyhounds opened their season with a 7-6 loss to #5-ranked Notre Dame; but, on a bright note, the team's first goal of the season w...

From a recent Times Q&A session with sports editor Tom Jolly (scroll down to the 22nd entry): Q. When the Duke Lacrosse "rape...

As a private university, Duke can set any standard of behavior for its student body that it desires. If it wishes to follow the advice of Gr...

In a question-and-answer session last month, I was asked what lessons other states could draw from the lacrosse case. I suggested that the c...