CAE's Kurtz exonerated.

maybe exonerated isn't the right word if charges are dismissed, but dismissed they wuz. the AP story about Critical Art Ensemble's Steven Kurtz, at University of Buffalo, made the NYU alumnae rounds yesterday:

>> A judge threw out charges Monday against a college art professor accused of
improperly obtaining biological materials for an exhibit protesting U.S.
government policy on genetically modified foods.

U.S. District Judge Richard Arcara ruled that the 2004 mail and wire fraud
indictment against Steven Kurtz, a University at Buffalo professor, was
"insufficient on its face."

Kurtz is a founding member of the Critical Art Ensemble, which has used
human DNA and other biological materials in works intended to draw attention
to political and social issues. His arrest drew protests from artists in
several countries who called the charges an intrusion on artistic freedom.<<

rest after jump.

or at least that was the plan; blogger's being recalcitrant. will fix later--google for the story in the meantime. eep.