I leave tomorrow for the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, IL. I’m presenting my first single-authored paper at a professional conference (PDF), and also presenting a co-authored paper and participating in a roundtable on academic blogs. Here’s a summary of my paper: THE HIGH PRICE OF CONSTRAINT? Comparing the relative

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Today’s Herald Sun offers more details on the alleged alibi of Reade Seligmann: Several attorneys moved quickly Tuesday to try to discredit the indictments. While they acknowledged that Seligmann attended the March 13 party at 610 N. Buchanan Blvd., two attorneys said Seligmann wasn’t at the party for part of the time they say the

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As many of you know, this blog was deleted from Google back in March. I’ve tried to get reindexed, but so far it hasn’t worked. It’s costing me hundreds of visitors per day, especially with all the blogging I’ve been doing on the Duke lacrosse case. So I’m asking for help from you, my readers.

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A question for the lawyers out there: On pages 7 and 8 of the Duke lacrosse indictments, the District Attorney asks for them to be sealed, citing allegedly “substantial” flight risks. That seems preposterous; I assume the indictments were actually sealed for PR reasons. So why was the request granted? Are indictments usually sealed in

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An article on FoxNews.com about the Duke lacrosse case includes some of the worst reporting I’ve read on the case: Defense attorneys have said time-stamped photos taken the night of the party show that the alleged victim was injured and impaired before she arrived. Police recordings also indicate that the alleged victim was “just passed

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This is cheap talk, but defense attorneys are claiming the two players have an alibi: Bill Thomas, a lawyer for a player who has not been charged, said that one of the two men under indictment did not even attend the party. He would [not] specify which one, saying only that “multiple witnesses and a

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Power Line is notoriously soft on Republicans, but this is ridiculous: The Washington Post takes an inside look at the sickness that features so prominently in the leftist blogosphere. The Post doesn’t pull its punches in examining the phenomenon (“I’m insane with rage and grief, but I feel more connected than I ever have,” admits

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Via Kevin Drum, Dick Morris is comparing George W. Bush to Jimmy Carter — a comparison I made back in June 2005: George W. Bush is a one- term president now serving deep into his second term. Like his father, he shot his bolt during his first four years. Unlike his dad, he was able

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From the News and Observer: Duke University lacrosse players Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty were charged today with first degree forcible rape, first degree sexual offense and kidnapping in connection with a reported rape at a Duke University lacrosse party, according to George Naylor, director of the jail. Bond was set for each player at

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Other than going to the bathroom, Mike Nifong didn’t make any news today — no indictments were issued: A Durham grand jury issued a list of indictments this afternoon that did not include members of the Duke University lacrosse team. District Attorney Mike Nifong had been widely anticipated to seek charges today from the grand

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