Duke Lacrosse Case
In a case that exacerbated the racial tensions between the affluent (and largely caucasian) students at Duke University juxtaposed with the more diverse population with the remainder of Durham, North Carolina, the Duke University Lacrosse Case turned out to be more scandalous given that the charges had to eventually be dropped.
The long and short of it remained that after an African American exotic dancer levied charges against Duke Lacrosse players, the prosecutor on the case was eventually disbarred by the state based on allegations of fraud and misrepresentation, among other things. After further investigation, there were so many holes in the case against the students that the case was thrown out, but not without irreparably damaging the reputation of many of the students and the school as a whole.