Manhattan DA Drops Charges Against Most of the Columbia University Protesters

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 would be dropped if they avoid being arrested in the next six months, but those defendants rejected that offer and will be due back in court on July 25.