What 2006 criminal case led by Mike Nifong was the basis of an episode of "Law & Order"?
St. John's lacrosse case The St. John's lacrosse case was a 1990 criminal case in which some members of the St. John's University men's lacrosse team were accused of raping an African American female. The St. John's Lacrosse rape case was a sports scandal that caused significant controversy within the school, amongst feminists, New York City, and the lacrosse community. This case was a predecessor to the Duke lacrosse case. The case was the basis of a "Law & Order" episode called "Out of Control".
Anita Van Buren Lieutenant Anita Van Buren is a fictional character on NBC's long-running police procedural and legal drama television series "Law & Order", portrayed by S. Epatha Merkerson. Van Buren appeared in 390 episodes of "Law & Order". By episode count, she is the longest-running character on the original show. Van Buren appeared in 392 episodes within the franchise (390 of "Law & Order", the "" episode "Badge" and the "" episode "Skeleton") and "", and is the third longest-running regular character in the "Law & Order" franchise, behind Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Donald Cragen (Dann Florek), and the fourth longest-character in the "Law & Order" universe, behind Benson (410 episodes in ), Cragen (400 episodes in the franchise), and John Munch (Richard Belzer) (246 episodes in the franchise).