DISBARRED!

Update - Nifong resignation effective July 13!?

From WRAL.com...
Two days after he was stripped of his law license, Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong indicated Monday that he will remain on the job for another month.

Nifong submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Mike Easley, saying that he would leave office on July 13...

Hopefully there is a way for a Superior Court Judge to push this date up a bit.

Nifong found guilty of ethics violations…
Just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock, the North Carolina Bar disbarred Durham District attorney Michael Nifong Saturday after finding him guilty of two dozen ethics violations. In the end, Nifong suggested disbarment would be the appropriate punishment and indicated he would not appeal.

Nifong stripped of law license for lacrosse case misconduct
Duke lacrosse prosecutor disbarred

While this decision brings some closure, this is not over by a long shot. According to the News and Observer, Dfense attorneys indicated they would press the trial judge to charge Nifong with criminal contempt. Additionally there is the $3 million in legal fees that the families had to pay to clear the names of the players, not to mention the emotional pain and suffering the families had to go though. Although Michael Nifong career inside of the courtroom is over, he will still be spending plenty of time in court, however now it will at the defendants table.

Duke Nightmare OVER!

2:30 News Conference Scheduled

Duke Lacrosse Case Charges to Be Dropped

ABC News is the only one out there on this so far. ABC has been wrong before, but things certainly have the look of being over. This has been such an ugly story for Duke and college athletics. I sincerely hope that Nifong is disbarred for his clearly politically driven actions in this case, and I hope these kids can somehow turn this horrible experience into something positive, or at least find a way to get on with their lives now.

More from the ABC Story...

April 10, 2007 — The office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper will announce that he is dismissing all charges against three Duke Lacrosse players, ABC News has learned from sources close to the case.

The three players, Reade Seligmann, David Evans and Collin Finnerty, were facing charges of first degree kidnapping and first degree forcible sexual offense. The charges stem from an off-campus party on the night of March 13, 2006.

In the hours after the party, one of two dancers hired to perform for the players claimed she had been violently raped in a bathroom by members of the lacrosse team. The players had also been indicted for first degree rape, but that charge was dismissed on Dec. 22, 2006.

Special prosecutors from the Attorney General's office took over the case after Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong recused himself in January, citing charges of unethical conduct filed against him by the North Carolina Bar. Since then, Jim Coman and Mary Winstead have examined the case from scratch, interviewing key witnesses and working through reams of evidence.

The reasons that will be cited for the dismissal are not yet known, though the case has been riddled with criticism and colored by controversy since its early months. Defense attorneys released documents showing the accuser changed key details of her story in the weeks and months after the alleged assault.

Legal analysts and forensic experts have criticized what they call a critically flawed photo identification lineup — a lineup that led to the identification and indictment of Evans, Finnerty, Seligmann. No DNA evidence was found matching any lacrosse players with samples from the rape kit, while DNA from unidentified men was found on the accuser's body and clothing.

On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the Attorney General confirmed to ABC News that his office had completed its investigation into the Duke lacrosse case. A press conference on the outcome of their inquiry is widely expected sometime this week, though members of that office have not yet revealed a date and time.