Duke Lacrosse Controversy
During the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case, Kaplan was one of the so-called Group of 88 professors who, shortly after members of the university's lacrosse team were accused of rape, signed a controversial letter attacking the players and thanking protesters for "making a collective noise" on "what happened to this young woman." The following year, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper dropped all charges and declared the accused players innocent, stating that the players were victims of a "tragic rush to accuse."
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