[San Jacinto]

Sure it is unfair to them, but my constitution does not have a "fair" clause in it.

I'll bet it has a due process clause and an equal protection clause, though. Nifong clearly, under color of law, made statements to the press which violated the canons of ethics and he conspired to secrete exculpatory evidence. It is certainly arguable that these acts amounted to a violation of the defendants' civil rights, especially considering the corrupt putridity of Nifong's motives in all this.

[Jezebelle]

It's even more egregious when considering that NO CRIME OCCURRED.

[Ditto]

Nifong clearly, under color of law, made statements to the press which violated the canons of ethics and he conspired to secrete exculpatory evidence. It is certainly arguable that these acts amounted to a violation of the defendants' civil rights, especially considering the corrupt putridity of Nifong's motives in all this.

Correct on both points, but until there is some punishment inflected on these accused because of those violations, it is not a Civil Rights violation.