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Columbia University Protests: Legal, Historical, and Policy Analysis of the May 2025 Events

On May 7, 2025, Columbia University Protests became the epicenter of a significant confrontation between student activists and institutional authority. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, organized by Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), occupied the Butler Library's main reading room, advocating for the university's divestment from entities supporting Israel. The protest escalated when the university administration called upon the New York Police Department (NYPD) to disperse the sit-in, resulting in the arrest of approximately 75 protesters and injuries to two public safety officers .