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Charges Dropped Against Stanford Student Journalist Arrested During Protest

Prosecutors confirm Dilan Gohill was acting as a journalist, ending a nine-month legal ordeal.

Workers remove a letter from Stanford University to the pro-Palestinian student encampment at White Plaza on June 5, 2024, after protesters briefly occupied the president’s office.
A bicyclist examines pro-Palestinian graffiti on the walls at Stanford's Main Quad on June 5, 2024. Earlier that morning, protesters barricaded themselves inside the Stanford University building that houses the office of the president and tagged multiple sites around the quad. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney.
Dilan Gohill, a Stanford University student and journalist with the Stanford Daily, was arrested alongside a dozen protesters who broke into the administration building, locked themselves inside and caused extensive damage in the early hours of June 5, 2024.

Overview

  • Dilan Gohill, a Stanford Daily reporter, was arrested while covering a pro-Palestinian protest on campus in June 2024 but will not face charges.
  • The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office determined there was no evidence Gohill participated in the protest, affirming his role as a journalist.
  • The protest caused $700,000 in damages, leading to the arrest of 12 protesters whose cases are still under review by prosecutors.
  • Stanford University initially supported criminal charges against Gohill but later dropped its internal disciplinary case after public criticism from press and civil liberties groups.
  • Press advocates, including the ACLU and First Amendment Coalition, argued Gohill’s arrest threatened journalistic freedoms and called for the charges to be dismissed.