NIFONG RESIGNS:

Durham County district attorney Michael B. Nifong said today he plans to resign his job, after admitting that he had “crossed the line” of ethical standards in some of the public statements he made about the Duke University lacrosse players he charged with rape.

Better late than never.

UPDATE: Brendan Loy asks, What about the “Group of 88” Duke faculty who criticized the (innocent) lacrosse players?