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Creative Writing 101

By K.C. Johnson

The Duke attorneys summarize the lacrosse players? claims, in the very first paragraph of the Duke reply?s ?nature of proceedings?: [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. All the filings in this case are in the public record, and available on the internet. There?s nothing in any of the lacrosse players? filings that even remotely suggests that the players ?contend that the University had a legal obligation to quell public debate about the alleged rape...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on May 31, 2008 (boomark / email).