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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Alice Speri

Charges dropped against Stanford students over pro-Palestine protest

aerial view of students on a campus
The pro-Palestinian encampment at Stanford in April 2024. Photograph: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images

Five Stanford University students who faced prison sentences and thousands of dollars in restitution in connection to a campus protest against Israel’s war on Gaza had all charges dropped on Monday.

The students also had their restitution severely reduced, ending a two-year legal saga that also saw the lead prosecutor in the case removed by the court.

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