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Blog and Media Roundup - Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009; News Roundup
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~J~ is in Wonderland
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http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6628462

Terrified family hides from suspect in bathroom

A man is in custody after allegedly forcing his way into a Durham home.

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http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/4420315/
Appeals Court hears Highway Trust Fund lawsuit
Posted: Today at 3:30 p.m.

Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday over a six-year lawsuit against former Gov. Mike Easley and state over the Highway Trust Fund.

Then-Department of Transportation Secretary Jim Harrington and Sen. Bill Goldston, who lobbied to create the fund in 1989, claim Easley and the Legislature violated the state constitution when they transferred $205 million to help balance the 2001-2002 budget.

Lawmakers have said they borrowed the money from the trust fund with the intent to pay it back, plus interest.

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http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/4419448/
Air Force sergeant charged with sex assault
Posted: Today at 2:30 p.m.
Updated: Today at 3:11 p.m.

Goldsboro, N.C. — Authorities on Wednesday charged an Air Force sergeant stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base with sex crimes against a minor.

Tech. Sgt. Jeremiah William Powers, a member of the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at the base, was charged with statutory sex offense, indecent liberties with a child and disseminating harmful material to a minor.

A Wayne County family called authorities on Jan. 18 to report a possible sexual assault against a child. Investigators arrested Powers after a 10-day investigation. They released no information about the age or gender of the child.

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Who should worry about Duke/Durham discovery?

A Jan. 7, 2009 Durham Herald Sun story, “Lacrosse cabbie, Macy's settle suit,” began:

Cabbie Moezeldin Elmostafa and the proprietors of the Macy's department stores have settled the lawsuit he filed against the chain in connection with a 2003 shoplifting incident.

Readers who read down to the ninth paragraph learned. Elmostafa’s attorney, Tom Loflin, said the following:

"We were one of the last on the lacrosse litigation train, the last to be charged and all that, but we're probably the first out of it, except that Mr. Elmostafa is probably going to end up as a witness in some of the players' civil cases," Loflin said. (emphasis added)

Some people worry we won’t have discovery and some people worry we will.

Loflin’s comment reminded me that all the attorneys I’ve talked with who are not directly involved representing parties to the suits, but who’ve been following them agree we’ll have plenty of discovery, most, if not all, of which will be available to the public because of the “in the public’s interest to know” aspects of the suits.

So IMO the people worrying we won’t have discovery need only be patient while the often slow process of litigation moves along.

On the other hand, the people worried there will be discovery are right to feel that way.

BTW – Loflin’s comment and those of the attorneys I referred to here were all made before the announcement of the U. S. Supreme Court’s unanimous Pearson v. Callahan decision which KC Johnson posted on here.

The short of Pearson is the decision makes it more difficult for Nifong to avoid responsibility for his travesties. But read KC’s post if you haven’t already.

The entire H-S story's here.
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