Michael Byron Nifong (born September 14, 1950) is a isbarred North Carolina attorney. He was formerly district attorney for Durham County, North Carolina (the state's 14th Prosecutorial District), but was removed due to his misconduct in the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case. Observers consider several criminal justice bills passed by the North Carolina legislature later that same year to have been influenced by Nifong's actions in the Duke University Lacrosse Team case.