Steven Henkelman, father of Duke lacrosse player Erik Henkelman, spoke at the news conference yesterday. The full text is available here.
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Accountability. Responsibility. Change.
Welcome
On February 21, 2008, 38 members of the Duke lacrosse team and several of their parents filed a lawsuit against Duke University, the City of Durham and a number of other defendants for their roles in what has come to be known as the Duke lacrosse scandal. This blog is the official source of information about their lawsuit. It will be updated as regularly as the case progresses. Check back for updates.
Documents
- Response to Duke's Motion
- Duke's Motion to Shut Down Website
- Complete complaint in one file
- Complaint part 1 of 6
- Complaint part 2 of 6
- Complaint part 3 of 6
- Complaint part 4 of 6
- Complaint part 5 of 6
- Complaint part 6 of 6
- Duke Lawsuit Case Summary 2/21/2008
- Lawsuit news release, 2/21/2008
- Text of Steven Henkelman's statement at the National Press Club
What Others Are Saying
"Many of us were appalled by the actions of Duke against these players. Eager to appease the outraged public, the university suspended the players and all but declared their guilt. It was not just an abdication of their responsibility to their own students, but a betrayal of a long-standing academic tradition to protect the community from prejudice and threats." -- Jonathan Turley, 2/21/08
"With litigants like the Henkelmans pressing for 'responsibility' and 'action,' Duke could be in for a very interesting discovery process as the year progresses. These 38 families have already turned down the University's offers to fully compensate them for their expenses-legal and otherwise-during the saga, lending credence to the assertion that their goals extend well beyond money." -- Kristin Butler, The Chronicle, 2/26/2008
"Cutting through the legalese, what the players -- none of whom were charged in the dismissed sex assault case -- are saying, especially as it applies to Duke, is that instead of supporting them, the university sat back while they were under general harassment…" -- Bill Ordine, columnist, Baltimore Sun, 2/22/2008
"It's hard to underestimate just what sort of injustice this case represented, as Nifong's chicanery during the investigation triggered a chain of events throughout the academic community and the national media that resulted in the entire team being tried and convicted in the court of public opinion." -- Eric McErlain, AOL Sports, 2/21/2008
"With litigants like the Henkelmans pressing for 'responsibility' and 'action,' Duke could be in for a very interesting discovery process as the year progresses. These 38 families have already turned down the University's offers to fully compensate them for their expenses-legal and otherwise-during the saga, lending credence to the assertion that their goals extend well beyond money." -- Kristin Butler, The Chronicle, 2/26/2008