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A DIW Contest

By K.C. Johnson

Two recent breathtaking assertions prompt this two-part DIW contest. Part One. Duke attorneys Jamie Gorelick and Dan McLamb wrote, [The lacrosse players] contend that Duke and its employees violated their legal rights by providing the police with information about the alleged rape during the investigation. They also contend that the University had a legal obligation to quell public debate about the alleged rape. In essence, Plaintiffs argue that the University had a legal duty to stand between themselves and the prosecutor, and to try to prevent the police and prosecutor from investigating them for a very serious crime. I have followed the case very closely. Unfortunately, I seem to have missed the filing or statement in which an attorney for the unindicted players made such assertions...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on July 14, 2008 (boomark / email).