A spokesman for the school warned that there would be consequences, specifically expulsion.
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... The prosecutor said it would have been "Extremely difficult" to prove the dismissed cases because the district attorney's office lacks evidence, including surveillance footage from cameras that were covered up.
All 31 of the people who had their cases dropped today were students or staff at Columbia.
Supposedly, Columbia is still moving forward with internal consequences for the people involved: 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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