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Charges dropped against 7 pro-Palestine protesters at University of Michigan

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel dismissed the charges against seven individuals who were taken into custody last year during pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
The charges stemmed from a May 2024 police clearing of a month-long encampment on the university Diag, which the protesters used to call for Palestinian human rights and university accountability.
Seven individuals faced allegations related to unlawful entry and interference with police, but after numerous court sessions, probable cause has not been established nor has the case proceeded to trial.
Nessel said the prosecutions had become a "lightning rod of contention" and dismissed the cases as no longer a prudent use of resources despite standing by the charges, while civil rights groups called the charges excessive and retaliatory.
The dismissal ends months of legal dispute, highlighting tensions over free speech and activism related to the Israel-Palestine conflict at the university and in Michigan.

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