Duke Lacrosse Case

Durham County (N.C.) District Attorney Mike Nifong listens during a North Carolina State Bar trial in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, June 12, 2007. The North Carolina State Bar charged the Durham County district attorney with several violations of the state's rules of professional conduct, all tied to his handling of the Duke University lacrosse case. If convicted by a disciplinary commission, Nifong could be disbarred.

From left are Duke lacrosse players Reade Seligmann, of Essex Fells, N.J., David Evans, of Bethesda, Md., and Collin Finnerty, of Garden City, N.Y., arriving at court in Durham, N.C., Dec. 15, 2006. State prosecutors on Wednesday April 11, 2007, dropped the remaining charges accusing the former Duke lacrosse team members of sexually assaulting a stripper at a team party. Rape charges had been dropped in Dec. 2006.

Duke lacrosse fans and players wear bracelets reading "Innocent! #6, #13, #45, referring to lacrosse players Dave Evans (6), Collin Finnerty (13) and Reade Seligmann (45) charged with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a stripper at a 2006 party during Duke's opening game against Dartmouth in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007.

Dave Evans, front left, Collin Finnerty, second from left, and Reade Seligmann, right, during a news conference in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Prosecutors dropped all charges against the three former Duke lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a stripper at a party, saying they were innocent victims of a "tragic rush to accuse" by an overreaching district attorney.

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper speaks during a news conference in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, April 11, 2007. Prosecutors dropped all remaining charges against three Duke lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a stripper at a team party, saying the athletes were innocent victims of a "tragic rush to accuse" by an overreaching district attorney.

Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong speaks at a news conference at the Durham County Judicial Building in Durham, N.C., in this July 28, 2006 photo. Facing ethics charges, Nifong asked the state attorney general to appoint a special prosecutor in the case in January 2007, saying the charges might result in an unfair trial.

David Evans, right, senior captain of the Duke lacrosse team, stands in front of the Durham County Detention Center with his parents Rae, left, and father David, before turning himself in Monday, May 15, 2006, in Durham, N.C. Evans was the third player indicted for the alleged sexual assault of an exotic dancer.

Duke lacrosse player Collin Finnerty is seen in this jail mug shot provided by the Durham County Detention Facility in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Finnerty was arrested and charged in the case involving an exotic dancer who alleged she was raped while dancing at a party thrown by members of the Duke lacrosse team. The charges were eventually dropped.

In this photo provided by the Durham County Detention Facility in Durham, N.C., Duke lacrosse player Reade Seligmann is shown Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Seligmann was arrested and initially charged with rape, sexual assault and kidnapping in the case involving an exotic dancer who allegedly was sexually assaulted while dancing at a party thrown by members of the Duke lacrosse team.

Duke lacrosse player Collin Finnerty, center, leaves the Durham County Judicial Building surrounded by attorneys after his first court appearance on Tuesday, April 18, 2006 in Durham, N.C. Finnerty was arrested and initially charged with rape, sexual assault and kidnapping in case involving an exotic dancer who allegedly was sexually assalted at a party thrown by members of the Duke Lacrosse team.

Duke lacrosse player Collin Finnerty, right, waits in the Durham County Judicial Building, Tuesday, April 18, 2006 in Durham, N.C. Finnerty was arrested and charged with first degree forcible rape, first degree sexual assault and kidnapping in case involving an exotic dancer who allegedly was raped while dancing at a party thrown by members of the Duke Lacrosse team. Unidentified members of the defense are at left.

Duke lacrosse player Collin Finnerty is sworn in before a judge in a courtroom at the Durham County Judicial Building in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Finnerty was initially charged with rape, sexual assault and kidnapping in the case involving an exotic dancer who allegedly was raped while at a party thrown by members of the Duke Lacrosse team.

Duke lacrosse player Reade Seligmann is processed at the Durham County Detention Facility in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, April 18, 2006. Seligmann was initially charged with rape, sexual assault and kidnapping in the case involving an exotic dancer who allegedly was raped at a party thrown by members of the Duke lacrosse team.

Bishop John Bennett, at podium, of the Church of the Apostolic Revival, speaks during a protest in front of the site of the alleged assault involving the Duke University lacrosse team, Sunday, April 16, 2006 in Durham, N.C.

Protesters gather in front of the house Sunday, April 16, 2006, in Durham, N.C., where, a black stripper told police, she was sexually assaulted in March by three white men at a party thrown by Duke University's lacrosse team.

Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong listens during a District Attorney candidates' forum at the Durham County Judicial Building in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, April 12, 2006. Nifong, who is running for re-election, was the lead prosecutor in case against members of the Duke lacrosse team.

Duke University President Richard Brodhead answers questions during a press conference at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C., Friday, April 14, 2006. Brodhead met with North Carolina Central University Chancellor James Ammons, at right, Durham Mayor Bill Bell and other community leaders to discuss the tension in the community involving sexual assault allegations against members of the Duke lacrosse team.

Duke University divinity student Matthew Rawle prays during an interfaith prayer vigil for healing in the Duke and Durham communities at Duke University Chapel in Durham, N.C. Wednesday, April 12, 2006. The vigil was in response to the recent allegations involving the Duke men's lacrosse team.

Durham resident Victoria Peterson, right, speaks during a community forum to discuss the sexual assault allegations against the Duke lacrosse team as Harris C. Johnson listens, at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, April 11, 2006.

North Carolina Central University sophomores Jonathan Anderson, 20, left, and Sade Fry, 20, write notes during a rally, April 3, 2006 in Durham, N.C., on a banner that was given to a student who said she was sexually assaulted by members of the Duke University lacrosse team.