How Much Money Did the NYPD Waste Quashing Student Protests? We Tallied It Up.
The last big protests cost $150 million in NYPD overtime — with tens of millions more in lawsuit settlements.
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I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged.
When police attacked student protesters, a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York.
Eight International Students at ASU Have Had Their Visas Revoked
Amid a nationwide deportation crackdown, eight Arizona State University students may be forced to leave the U.S.
San Francisco’s Biggest Hospital System: Don’t Talk About Palestine
Nine health care workers at UCSF report censorship or punishment for speaking out about human rights for Palestinians — or simply wearing a pin.
From UCLA to Columbia, Professors Nationwide Defend Students as Politicians and Police Attack
University faculty have put their bodies and livelihoods on the line amid a brutal, violent response to student protests for Gaza.
Leakers Helped Destroy Deportation Case Against Tufts Student
The disclosures revealed the case was built entirely on an op-ed Rümeysa Öztürk co-wrote, a chilling attack on free speech.
They Got 60 Days in Jail for Protesting Israel’s Largest Arms Maker — and Say That’s a “Huge Victory”
After trying to block production at an Elbit factory in New Hampshire, the Palestine solidarity activists are calling for more, better direct action.
Cops in Riot Gear Storm Penn Students’ House in Month-Old Vandalism Case
The students said police trained guns on them and refused to provide their names or badge numbers.
The Right Loves Free Speech — Unless It’s Pro-Palestine Speech
Conservative critics of “cancel culture” were quick to defend Trump’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil over his political speech.
NYPD Misconduct Payouts Still Soar Under Mamdani — And May Keep Growing
So far, settlement payouts under Mamdani are holdover cases. Without policy changes, however, they might keep growing toward a $1 billion total since 2018.