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Matory to Duke

September 24, 2008 04:29

Here’s how Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz reacted to the news that J. Lorand Matory is leaving Cambridge: “I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to Harvard in a long time. Privately, there’s a real sense of exhilaration and relief that this man is no longer a blot on our community.” ...

Group Members Discover Civil Liberties

September 22, 2008 13:56

Wahneema Lubiano. Her authorship of the guilt-presuming Group of 88 statement (something “happened” to Crystal Mangum; “thank you” to protesters carrying “castrate” signs; the signatories would hold firm “regardless of what the police say or the court decides”) didn’t exactly identify her as a frien...

Words To "Stand By"

September 16, 2008 23:16

As noted below, when asked about his inflammatory remarks on the case, anti-lacrosse extremist Tim Tyson recently announced, "I stand by every word of it." Four clips of the words that Tyson stands by, in his own voice, are below.First, Tyson recalled his time in the potbangers' March 25, 2006...

Tyson Hunkers Down

September 15, 2008 04:01

The coach that Duke saw fit to fire (before an investigatory report concluded he had done nothing wrong) was recently honored by the lacrosse community. Mike Pressler has been named head coach of the U.S. National Lacrosse team for 2010. Said the chair of the selection committee, “We were certainly ...

New Case "Scholarship"

September 08, 2008 16:03

The latest academic publication on the case has appeared, courtesy of Barbara Barnett, who earned her M.A. degree from Duke’s Group of 88-topheavy English Department. The University of Kansas professor produced an article in Communication, Culture & Critique, in which she advances the a...

August Events in the Case

September 04, 2008 13:24

I know that a good number of people drop in only from time to time to check up on events in the case: here is a summary of what occurred in August.Attorneys for the unindicted players filed responses to Duke; Duke Hospital; and various Durham figures.Group of 88 stalwart Houston Baker, now at...

Cooper Response: Durham Filings

September 02, 2008 04:01

Chuck Cooper, joined by Durham attorney Bill Thomas, also filed briefs opposing the motions to dismiss of Durham and various Durham employees (including ex-DA investigator Linwood Wilson). A summary is below. The Thomas/Cooper brief regarding Durham’s motion to dismiss opens by commenting on t...

Remainders: Levicy

September 01, 2008 15:05

For readers new to the blog, or for readers desiring a refresher course, below is a three-part series I did last year summarizing the pernicious effects of former SANE nurse-in-training Tara Levicy in first initiating and then sustaining the hoax.Part OnePart TwoPart ThreeTomorrow, by the way, I'll...

Cooper Response: Duke's SANE Brief

August 30, 2008 18:19

The unindicted players’ lawsuit against Duke focuses on two areas: (1) the actions of the administration; (2) the performance of Duke Hospital, especially former SANE nurse-in-training/feminist zealot Tara Levicy. Duke attorneys Jamie Gorelick and Dan McLamb have thus far struggled to develop a ...

Cooper Response to Duke

August 29, 2008 15:11

The unindicted players represented by Chuck Cooper have filed a powerful response to Duke’s motion to dismiss. Summarized below, it addresses not only the legal arguments offered by Jamie Gorelick and Dan McLamb, but also the (scarcely credible) p.r. spin that the Duke attorneys chose to include in ...