Charges Against Henry Louis Gates Jr. to Be Dropped

by E Wayne Ross on July 21, 2009

The Chronicle News Blog: Charges Against Henry Louis Gates Jr. to Be Dropped

Authorities in Cambridge, Mass., announced today that prosecutors there would not pursue disorderly-conduct charges brought against the prominent black-studies scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. last week after he exchanged words with police officers investigating a falsely reported burglary at his home.