jan 25, 2002 - Arrest for protesting Chief

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January: William Cook of rural Champaign is arrested at Assembly Hall while protesting Chief during UI basketball game. In an e-mail later made public, Chancellor Nancy Cantor says Cook's arrest violated UI policies on free speech. Cook is later convicted of resisting arrest. He and two other protesters file a federal lawsuit against UI, claiming civil rights violations by UI police officers and security guards.

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