Court rules on motion

Chief Judge James A. Beaty, Jr. of the US District Court in Winston-Salem today denied Duke University’s and the City of Durham’s motion to sanction lawyers for the 38 Duke lacrosse players for holding a news conference and maintaining a Web site about their lawsuit.

Judge Beatty issued an order which included guidance to both the plaintiffs’ and the defendants’ attorneys about their relations to the news media. We will study the judge’s guidance and govern ourselves accordingly.

Durham answers players' reply to its gag motion

The Durham defendants replied yesterday to the players' reply to its motion silence them about their lawsuit against the City and Duke University. Durham's reply is here. Exhibits A and B.

Opposition to Durham's gag motion filed with court

This afternoon, lawyers for the 38 Duke lacrosse players filed a brief in US District Court in Winston-Salem opposing the City of Durham's gag motion. The brief is here and the exhibit is here.

UPDATE: Here is Durham's joinder motion, an affidavit in support of defendant's gag motion and the brief in support of Durham's joinder motion. These were filed with the court in mid-March while I was away. Apologies for not posting them before now.