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The Iqbal Briefs: The Falsely Accused Players

By K.C. Johnson

As I noted Monday, several new filings in the lacrosse case have come in, all dealing with the Supreme Court?s recent decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, described by one commentator as ?an unexpected gift for the business community.?Today?s post summarizes the filings in the three falsely accused players? lawsuit. Some of the briefs are repetitive, and, as I noted Monday, the Iqbal finding probably will benefit the DPD supervisors against whom no direct evidence exists. But there were four items worth noting in the batch of new briefs.1.) The Most Craven DefendantIt appears as if disgraced ex-DA Mike Nifong has taken time away from writing poetry and singing in the church choir to write legal memoranda. Though the nine-paragraph brief filed on his behalf was signed by James Craven, its tone and content suggests that much of the drafting came from the disbarred Nifong himself...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on July 01, 2009 (boomark / email).