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Coverage of Mike Nifong, his handling of the Duke lacrosse case and the aftermath.
Complete coverage of Mike Nifong's State Bar ethics trial with video, documents and witness depositions.
The former prosecutor says all actions for which he is being sued were done in his role as district attorney and he should have absolute immunity.
A federal district judge has agreed with a bankruptcy judge's ruling that a civil rights lawsuit against Duke lacrosse prosecutor Mike Nifong can move forward.
The attorney for former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong is asking the federal district court to reverse a bankruptcy judge’s ruling that allowed three former Duke University lacrosse players to proceed with a civil rights lawsuit against, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
Attorneys for the three men Mike Nifong falsely prosecuted want the federal district court to side with a bankruptcy judge's ruling that a lawsuit can move forward.
According to bankruptcy proceedings in February, two of the instruments are worth about $5,000.
Three former Duke University lacrosse players can proceed with their civil rights lawsuit against former District Attorney Mike Nifong, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday.
Nifong filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, which temporarily protected him from a lawsuit by three former Duke lacrosse players.
Three former Duke University lacrosse players can proceed with their civil rights lawsuit against former District Attorney Mike Nifong, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday.
More than three dozen current and former Duke lacrosse players plan to file a federal lawsuit today against the university, the city of Durham and others involved in the case.
A federal court administrator says disgraced former prosecutor Mike Nifong shouldn't be allowed bankruptcy protection.
A bankruptcy trustee and an attorney representing two former Duke lacrosse players questioned former Durham prosecutor Mike Nifong at his bankruptcy hearing Friday.
A federal judge has removed former Durham County prosecutor Mike Nifong from a civil lawsuit filed by three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape.
Former Durham prosecutor Mike Nifong has filed for bankruptcy, listing a debt of $180.3 million, according to documents filed Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Durham.
Mike Nifong's attorney said Wednesday that he plans to file a motion to dismiss a civil a lawsuit filed by the three former Duke lacrosse players the former district attorney sought to prosecute last year.
The U.S. Department of Justice will not investigate former Duke lacrosse prosecutor Mike Nifong for his handling of the case, a spokesman for the agency said Wednesday.
Former Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong and the city of Durham will get more time to respond to a civil lawsuit.
Durham's new district attorney talks about the impact of the Duke lacrosse case, Mike Nifong and the future of the prosecutor's office.
Former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong walked out of the the Durham County Jail Saturday after serving his one-day jail sentence for criminal contempt.
After nearly 30 years of building what some called a solid reputation as a prosecutor, former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong surrendered Friday morning to serve a one-day jail sentence for criminal contempt.
A Superior Court judge held former Durham DA Mike Nifong in criminal contempt of court for his actions in the Duke lacrosse case and sentenced him to one day in jail.
Former Duke lacrosse prosecutor Mike Nifong never read a report about DNA evidence in the case before giving it to defense attorneys and, therefore, did not intentionally lie to the court last fall, his attorney argued Thursday.
The criminal contempt case against former Duke lacrosse prosecutor Mike Nifong is scheduled to begin Thursday in Durham.
When former Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong mailed in his law license last week, he also included a note bemoaning "the fundamental unfairness" of the North Carolina State Bar's handling of his ethics case.
Nearly two months after Mike Nifong was suspended from office, interim Durham district attorney Jim Hardin says the biggest issue the office faces is public perception.
Mike Nifong made a complete, unqualified apology Thursday during a preliminary hearing to determine whether he should face criminal contempt charges.
The former prosecutor who sought criminal charges against three Duke University lacrosse athletes is back in court to face a judge for possible criminal contempt.
A hearing to determine whether Durham County's former district attorney should face contempt charges for his handling of the Duke lacrosse case has been delayed.
The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring Mike Nifong for his handling of the discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
After nearly three decades in the Durham County district attorney's office, disbarred prosecutor Mike Nifong turned in his resignation Monday.
A judge has ordered Mike Nifong to appear in court next month after finding probable cause for criminal contempt charges. Meanwhile, a hearing to remove him from office was continued until next week.
Details about Nifong's request are expected to be revealed during a Thursday morning hearing at the Durham County Courthouse. Sources tell WRAL that Nifong is out of town and is not expected to attend the hearing.
Interim Durham County District Attorney Jim Hardin said Monday that investigator who handled the Duke University lacrosse sexual assault case would no longer be employed by the office.
Defense attorneys for three former Duke lacrosse players filed a motion in Durham County Superior Court Friday asking a judge to hold former District Attorney Mike Nifong in criminal contempt of court.
The former coach of the Duke lacrosse team was back in Durham Thursday to sign his recently release book about the case that garnered national media attention.
Mike Pressler, the former coach of the Duke lacrosse team, says disbarred prosecutor Mike Nifong pursued the case for his own ambitions and political gain.
A U.S. congressman from North Carolina has renewed his call for a federal investigation into disbarred District Attorney Mike Nifong and the way he handled the Duke lacrosse case.
Interim Durham County District Attorney Jim Hardin said Thursday afternoon the office is moving forward to represent the people of Durham in an ethical and legal way in everything it does.
Jim Hardin has been appointed as Durham County district attorney by Gov. Mike Easley to replace disbarred prosecutor Mike Nifong on a temporary basis.
The state House unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that would give the governor the power to remove disbarred judges and district attorneys — and require him to use it.
One day after he announced he would resign next month, Mike Nifong was served at his home Tuesday morning with a judge's order that suspends him from carrying out any duties of the district attorney.
Durham Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson said he will suspend District Attorney Mike Nifong from office, effective Tuesday.
A State Bar disciplinary committee disbarred embattled prosecutor Mike Nifong Saturday for violating nearly 30 rules of professional conduct while he handled the Duke lacrosse case.
Mike Nifong violated 27 of 32 rules of professional conduct during his prosecution of three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape, a disciplinary committee ruled Saturday.
One day after he announced his intention to resign as district attorney, Durham prosecutor Mike Nifong could learn the fate of his legal career.
The man who pursued rape, sexual assault and kidnapping charges against three former Duke lacrosse players who were later declared innocent by North Carolina's attorney general says he intends to resign.
Even after saying Friday he intended to resign as Durham County's lead prosecutor, Mike Nifong was incapable of agreeing that no crime was committed in the Duke lacrosse case.
Once accused of rape, Reade Seligmann testified Friday that he never thought in a million years he would ever be indicted on charges connected to an exotic dancer's claims that she was raped, sodomized and beaten at a Duke lacrosse party.
“I’m going to resign as District Attorney of Durham.” Not long after Mike Nifong uttered those words at his State Bar ethics trial Friday, at least one city leader said it was the right move to help the community heal.
Duke lacrosse defense attorneys made repeated requests of Durham DA Mike Nifong for the full results of DNA testing conducted by investigators, an attorney said Thursday.
Mike Nifong never asked for a final report that would have included potential exculpatory DNA evidence in the Duke lacrosse case, a DNA lab director testified Wednesday.
A Durham police investigator testified Tuesday that Mike Nifong knew of inconsistencies in the Duke lacrosse accuser's story but pressed ahead with the case anyway.
Bills in the House and Senate would establish investigative grand juries in some cases, especially bribery, political corruption and murder.
Mike Nifong spent nearly three decades building a reputation as an honest prosecutor. Yet he is seen today as a bane to peers, many of whom feel tarnished by his mistakes in the now-infamous Duke lacrosse rape case.
Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong plans to testify on his own behalf at an upcoming trial for his handling of the Duke lacrosse case.
For the second time in two months, a local resident has filed court papers seeking the removal of Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong from office. But a judge overseeing the case said he would again deny the motion.
A New York attorney representing Collin Finnerty wants Durham DA Mike Nifong to resign and also wants a special prosecutor to investigate his handling of the case.
The North Carolina State Bar's disciplinary committee denied Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong's request to dismiss one of three Bar charges, which alleges he withheld DNA evidence in the Duke lacrosse case.
District Attorney Mike Nifong has issued an apology to the three former Duke lacrosse players cleared of attacking a stripper.
Some attorneys say Mike Nifong should step aside as Durham County's top prosecutor.
A North Carolina congressman has renewed his call for a federal investigation into Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong and the way he handled the sexual assault investigation involving three Duke University lacrosse players.
State prosecutors on Wednesday dismissed all charges against the three defendants in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case.
Even though the sexual assault case against three Duke lacrosse players is over, Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong met with his own attorney to discuss his defense against ethics charges in the case.
In dismissing all charges in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case, Attorney General Roy Cooper said North Carolina needs a law that would allow prosecutors who have overstepped their authority to be removed.
The North Carolina State Bar on Tuesday set a June 12 trial date to hear complaints against Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong for his handling of the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case.
A North Carolina State Bar response to Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong's request for dismissal of some of the charges against him suggests that Nifong has attempted to skirt the system in his handling of the Duke Lacrosse case.
In a letter to the North Carolina State Bar, the embattled former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse case complains about how grassroots groups are trying to run him out of office.
Attorneys for embattled DA Mike Nifong tell the State Bar he did not intentionally violate ethics rules when prosecuting the Duke lacrosse case.
Durham DA Mike Nifong has been granted an extension to file a written response to ethics charges filed by the State Bar.
A Durham resident who last week filed court papers seeking the removal of Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong from office on Monday questioned a judge's decision to delay action on the issue.
A Durham judge will issue an order Monday to stay any action on a complaint to remove Mike Nifong from office until after his trial with the State Bar.
Gov. Mike Easley told law students in New York last month that Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong broke a promise when he ran for a full term after being appointed to fill a vacancy.
New ethics charges filed Wednesday against Durham DA Mike Nifong could mean disbarment for the prosecutor if he is found guilty.
Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong was expected to attend a North Carolina State Bar hearing into ethics charges against him. (Watch hearing live on WRAL.com at 10 a.m.)
The former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse case could face another complaint from the North Carolina Bar.
Ten months after it began and strained by legal controversy, the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case is now in the hands of state Attorney General Roy Cooper.
Durham County District Attorney has asked for a special prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse case.
The first civil lawsuit stemming from the Duke lacrosse investigation is on the books, and one legal observer says more could be on the way.
A May 11 trial is set for the ethics complaint filed against Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong.
Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong was sworn in for his first four-year term early Tuesday and later sounded like someone unconcerned with the mounting criticism over his handling of the Duke lacrosse case.
Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong has been accused of ethical misconduct in his handling of the Duke lacrosse case by the North Carolina State Bar. (Inside: View Complaint)
State Rep. Stephen LaRoque, represents Greene, Lenoir and Wayne counties, said Tuesday that he thinks the state attorney general needs to be given authority to investigate actions by the state's district attorneys.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Sunday that his office could investigate District Attorney Mike Nifong's handling of the Duke lacrosse rape case.
Criticism keeps building for Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong over his management of the Duke lacrosse rape investigation.
According to a defense motion filed Wednesday, a laboratory hired by the prosecution did not find DNA evidence on an alleged rape victim from any member of the Duke lacrosse team.
A congressman wants a federal investigation into Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong's handling of the Duke lacrosse rape investigation.
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