The case was not “dismissed”.
Three innocent young men were eventually and officially adjudicated as innocent of the crimes they were accused of committing, due to wrongfull prosecution.
Their lives have been permanently and negatively impacted by their experience with our “justice system”.
But they be white boys, so who cares?
In case you want to refresh your memory as to what happened,
One of those contradictions forced Mr. Nifong to drop the rape charges in December. The woman, who had repeatedly said she endured violent penile penetration, suddenly said she could no longer be sure what had penetrated her. This came after it had been revealed that sophisticated DNA tests found no traces from any of the three defendants or any other Duke lacrosse player on her body or clothes. DNA from other men, however, was found.
Mr. Nifong at first vowed to proceed with the remaining charges of kidnapping and sexual offense. But in January, facing ethics charges and mounting criticism from editorial pages and bloggers, he asked Mr. Cooper to take over the case. Mr. Cooper said he and his staff spent three months reinvestigating the case, interviewing Mr. Nifong, police investigators, defense lawyers, the accuser and other witnesses.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/us/12duke.html?pagewanted=all