Protesters to defend University of Toronto encampment in Ontario court today

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TORONTO — Lawyers for a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at the University of Toronto are set to present their case today in an Ontario court as the university seeks an injunction to clear the weeks-long demonstration.

The hearing began Wednesday with lawyers for the university arguing the protesters have seized control of private property and are restricting the community's access to the area known as King's College Circle.

In documents filed earlier this week, lawyers for the protesters say the school's claims of irreparable harm are based on mischaracterizations of the encampment as violent and antisemitic. The encampment was set up on May 2. The university issued a trespass notice weeks later and filed its application for an injunction shortly afterward.

 

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