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A lot of info of limited relevance to the article.

Under Disbarment, we say

In April 2021, the statute was used a third time to remove DA Greg Newman from office.[73] NC Superior Court Judge Robert Ervin found that DA Greg Newman committed willful misconduct and perjury, notably in a 2015 child rape case.[74] Newman's removal marked the first time an elected DA was removed from office by crime victims, unrepresented by attorneys, for failing to prosecute violent offenders.[75] The NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault issued a statement in support of DA Greg Newman's victims, calling his actions "horrific" and "unforgivable".[76] The NC State Bar did not disbar Greg Newman.[77]

It is certainly well sourced, but it is questionable how relevant Greg Newman's misconduct is to an article about Mike Nifong. They are two different people who held office at different times who lost their jobs for entirely different reasons. I'm not saying we shouldn't mention him, but we should be able to condense it down to a sentence. Something like

In April 2021, the statute was used a third time to remove DA Greg Newman from office for misconduct in a 2015 child rape case.

That would be much more concise and would not confuse the reader. We don't need five sentences devoted to a mostly unrelated situation; we really need to consider wp:weight. JMM12345 (talk) 01:03, 23 March 2022 (UTC)JMM12345[reply]

Not one mention of Megyn Kelly or Dan Abrams…the only two journalists that didn't think the rape allegations were true based on their investigations. The entire media had these three young men as guilty gang banger rapists. Frankaziza1 (talk) 22:17, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]