If O.J. Simpson's acquittal last year were reduced to a talisman, a single object of both concealment and revelation, it would have to be the bloody glove found at the Simpson estate. Once considered the most damning physical evidence, the glove became a symbol of murky police conspiracy and prosecutorial miscalculation. Last week Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki gave the glove a starring role in the Simpson civil-case sequel, ruling that the defense would be allowed to argue that former L.A.P.D. detective Mark Fuhrman planted it--and by doing so, framed Simpson. Judge Fujisaki called the evidence of a planting...
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