Charges Dropped for Columbia University Students Arrested at Pro-Palestinian Protests

Charges Dropped for Columbia University Students Arrested at Pro-Palestinian Protests
A person holds a Palestinian flag as people continue protesting inside and outside Columbia University in New York City on April 30, 2024. Caitlin Ochs/Reuters
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NEW YORK—Dozens of pro-Palestinian student protesters arrested in April after occupying and barricading a building at Columbia University in New York City had all criminal charges against them dropped on Thursday, Manhattan prosecutors said at a court hearing.

The hearing at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse came seven weeks after Columbia administrators called in hundreds of armed and heavily armored police officers to the university’s campus in a high-profile law-enforcement response that was broadcast live on national news channels.