Changes

'''Michael Nifong''' was the [[Democratic]] prosecutor who was responsible for the prosecution of three lacrosse players at [[Duke University]] under charges of rape and the following [[deceit]] about the evidence exonerating them. The case received widespread media attention. After Nifong was reelected, he admitted that there was ""no credible evidence" for the charges. <ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-26-nifong-court_N.htm?csp=34</ref>. Meanwhile, 88 [[liberal]] professors at the University, more than 10 percent of the [[liberal]] Duke professorial faculty, published an ad hurtful to the innocent students, which "helped create the lynch-mob atmosphere" against the students.<ref>http://www.nypost.com/seven/03232007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/duke__who_wont_pay_opedcolumnists_john_podhoretz.htm</ref> the charges were dropped when the claimed victim repeatedly changed her story about the events.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/story?id=2791514</ref>Furthermore, he withheld [[DNA]] evidence which exonerated the students. The three students were unable to attend classes, the lacrosse team was suspended for the remainder of the season, and the coach was fired. As a result of Nifong's behavior actions, he was disbarred and served a sentence of 1 day in jail for contempt.<ref>http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/8/9/83336.shtml</ref> <ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=3548046</ref>.  

'''Michael Nifong''' was the [[Democratic]] prosecutor who was responsible for the prosecution of three lacrosse players at [[Duke University]] under charges of rape and the following [[deceit]] about the evidence exonerating them. The case received widespread media attention. After Nifong was reelected, he admitted that there was ""no credible evidence" for the charges. <ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-26-nifong-court_N.htm?csp=34</ref>. Meanwhile, 88 [[liberal]] professors at the University, more than 10 percent of the [[liberal]] Duke professorial faculty, published an ad hurtful to the innocent students, which "helped create the lynch-mob atmosphere" against the students.<ref>http://www.nypost.com/seven/03232007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/duke__who_wont_pay_opedcolumnists_john_podhoretz.htm</ref> The charges were dropped when the claimed victim repeatedly changed her story about the events.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/story?id=2791514</ref>Furthermore, he withheld [[DNA]] evidence which exonerated the students. The three students were unable to attend classes, the lacrosse team was suspended for the remainder of the season, and the coach was fired. As a result of Nifong's behavior actions, he was disbarred and served a sentence of 1 day in jail for contempt.<ref>http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/8/9/83336.shtml</ref> <ref>http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=3548046</ref>.  

==References==

==References==