Charges dropped against Notre Dame protesters

The trespassing charges pressed against dozens of pro-life protesters at a University of Notre Dame graduation ceremony in 2009 featuring pro-abortion U.S. President Barack Obama have been dropped.

On Thursday, Michael Dvorak, St. Joseph County, Indiana prosecutor, dismissed the criminal trespass charges that he has pressed against almost all of the pro-life protesters, known as the “ND88,” LifeSite News reports.

The individuals were arrested for trespassing when they entered Notre Dame’s campus in peaceful and prayerful protest against the University’s bestowing honors on President Barack Obama at the 2009 Commencement.

Dvorak dropped the charges as part of an agreement between the Thomas More Society and the University.

“This is a big step forward and a victory for the pro-life cause,” said Tom Brejcha, president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Society and a 1965 Notre Dame graduate.

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Charges dropped against ‘Notre Dame 88’ (LifeSiteNews)