"Of course these guys do not just want this case to go away, they want their reputations back."
They'll get their reputations back and then some in the civil suits and in the books that will be written about this.
Remember that Alfred Dreyfus was never 'cleared' by the French government; he was only 'pardoned' (for a crime he did not commit).
But history has vindicated him, and nobody today considers him guilty or his conviction valid.
Durham Election results- BOE
http://www.durhamcountync.gov/departments/elec/2006_Election/Results/Election/Results_Update/SCROLL_Election_Results_Summary.cfm