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President Biden on May 2 stressed the importance of free speech with the caveat that “violent protests” aren’t above the law. (Video: The Washington Post)

More arrests at Portland State; Biden urges peaceful protest

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There were at least 30 arrests at Oregon’s Portland State University on Thursday, where police cleared a days-long occupation of a university library only to have protesters break back in. House Republicans have launched multiple investigations into the pro-Palestinian protests spreading at universities across the country, and President Biden on Thursday forcefully urged campus protesters to refrain from violence and intimidation.

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The NYPD said an officer accidentally discharged his firearm Tuesday while trying to access a barricaded part of Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall. A single round struck a wall, they said, and only police were present.
In a pre-dawn raid Thursday, Los Angeles police officers leveled tents at a pro-Palestinian protest at UCLA after pushing through barricades, deploying stun grenades and taking over most of the encampment. Dozens were arrested at Stony Brook University, Fordham University, Yale University, the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the University of Texas at Dallas.
Protesters at Rutgers University on Thursday began peacefully dismantling an encampment after reaching an agreement with the school. The University of Minnesota and Northwestern University also reached deals with protesters.
Democratic lawmakers in Arizona have called upon Arizona State University leaders to reconsider what they consider harsh penalties facing student protesters.
More than 2,100 people have been arrested on campuses nationwide, according to a count kept by The Washington Post.
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The NYPD said an officer accidentally discharged his firearm Tuesday while trying to access a barricaded part of Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall. A single round struck a wall, they said, and only police were present.
In a pre-dawn raid Thursday, Los Angeles police officers leveled tents at a pro-Palestinian protest at UCLA after pushing through barricades, deploying stun grenades and taking over most of the encampment. Dozens were arrested at Stony Brook University, Fordham University, Yale University, the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the University of Texas at Dallas.
Protesters at Rutgers University on Thursday began peacefully dismantling an encampment after reaching an agreement with the school. The University of Minnesota and Northwestern University also reached deals with protesters.
Democratic lawmakers in Arizona have called upon Arizona State University leaders to reconsider what they consider harsh penalties facing student protesters.
More than 2,100 people have been arrested on campuses nationwide, according to a count kept by The Washington Post.
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