Manhattan DA drops charges against most of the Columbia University protesters from Hamilton Hall

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Nearly all of the people who were arrested inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall last month had their cases dropped Thursday. Of the 46 people charged with trespassing in connection with the building’s occupation, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office dismissed cases against 31 people largely due to a lack of evidence. Prosecutors told 14 others that their cases will be dropped if they avoid being arrested in the next six months.

Of the defendants who will later have their cases dismissed, pending no further arrests, 12 were not staff members or students at Columbia and two were students, the district attorney's office said. During the court appearances Thursday afternoon, a prosecutor said the defendants do not have criminal histories and that they will face internal disciplinary proceedings at Columbia. A Columbia University official said the disciplinary process is ongoing but declined to comment further.

 

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