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By K.C. Johnson

Posting will be light until there are new developments in the civil case; or if there is significant movement on one or two other case-related fronts.In the meantime, even as the Group of 88 clings to its favored position at Duke, it's worth remembering the legacy of the case for society as a whole. From two recent items:Radley Balko, in an interview with the Economist: "One real disservice the Duke lacrosse case did for the criminal-justice system is it put in the public consciousness the idea that bad actors like Mike Nifong are regularly disciplined for misconduct. In truth, that case was really exceptional."Note that for all but the handful of true believers in the deeper recesses of Durham, Mike Nifong is now the national symbol of prosecutorial misconduct...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on November 30, 2009 (boomark / email).