Judge finds Duke prosecutor in contempt
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Mike Nifong, the disgraced former Durham County district attorney, was held in criminal contempt of court Friday for lying to a judge when pursuing rape charges against three falsely accused Duke University lacrosse players.
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By WILLIAM LIN  BY WILLIAM LIN AND JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE   THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT   PORTSMOUTH - A grand jury on Thursday accused former Sheriff Gary Waters of three misdemeanor charges related to his oversight of campaign funds and inmates.
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More than a year after shocking allegations emerged about Duke University's lacrosse team, prosecutor Mike Nifong is heading to trial &#151; as a defendant.
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The judge who dismissed the case said that prosecutors had violated the defendantsâ rights to a fair trial and legal representation.
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A federal judge convicted a Rhode Island television reporter of criminal contempt on Thursday for refusing to reveal the identity of a source.
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By William Lin and John-Henry Doucette, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 8--PORTSMOUTH -- A grand jury Thursday accused former Sheriff Gary Waters of three misdemeanor charges related to his oversight of campaign funds and inmates.
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CHELSEA, Vt. - A prosecutor has dropped charges against a woman who was arrested for staring at and making faces at a police dog. "Prosecuting a woman for `staring' at a police dog is absurd," said her lawyer.
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Durham County's former district attorney was sworn Thursday to temporarily replace Mike Nifong, who was disbarred last week over his prosecution of the Duke lacrosse case.
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A North Carolina district attorney who pursued sex charges against three Duke University lacrosse players said on Friday he would resign from office as he faced ethics charges over his handling of the case.
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Attorneys for three Duke lacrosse players who were falsely accused of rape asked a judge Friday to hold the prosecutor in the case in criminal contempt of court.
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A federal judge in Detroit criticized prosecutors on Thursday for misleading the court, jurors and defense lawyers in the nation&#39;s first post-9/11 terrorism trial.
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By MATT SEDENSKY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - From the state that brought you the hanging chad, now comes the crying judge.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina State Bar on Thursday issued a formal order disbarring former district attorney Mike Nifong for his handling of the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
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A federal judge held reporters from four major news organizations in contempt for refusing to name confidential sources in their reports on a nuclear scientist once accused of being a spy.
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Disgraced former prosecutor Mike Nifong pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal contempt charges stemming from his failure to turn over complete DNA testing results during the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - A federal judge convicted a  Rhode Island television reporter of criminal contempt on  Thursday for refusing to reveal the identity of a source.
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A male lawyer who appeared in court dressed in women's clothes as a protest against what he said was New Zealand's overly-masculine judiciary was suspended Wednesday after being found to be in contempt of court.