The AGS State prevents universities against the use of Kirk’s assassination to restrict speech

First on Fox: More than a dozen prosecutors of state general sent a letter to public university and to the presidents of the colleges in their respective states on Thursday warn them of invoking the assassination of Charlie Kirk to cool the freedom of conservative expression, or to face investigations and potential proceedings, learned exclusively Fox News.

“Unfortunately, we have heard disturbing reports that some university officials use the murder of Charlie Kirk as a justification to close the discourse on the campus,” said the letter. “While considering security problems, it is essential that universities do not impose what would indeed be a tax on freedom of expression.”

“In particular at the moment, when freedom of expression itself has been attacked, our universities must show through their actions that they defend freedom of expression and resist the” veto of the assassin “. You have the obligation to protect freedom of expression – you should not use the burden of the protection of freedom of expression to prevent freedom of expression.”

The “veto of the assassin” is understood as a phenomenon of use of violence or threats of violence to silence opposite opinions.

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Charlie Kirk speaks to the CPAC in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)

At the heart of the letter is the question of safety costs with regard to conservative speakers. Colleges and universities have previously been burnt down accusations of invoicing security costs greater than conservative speakers.

Such accusations have led to prosecution for freedom of expression in the past, notably the University of California, Berekely, regulating a trial with the conservative groups of the campus, the Republicans of the College and the Young America’s Foundation, in 2018 concerning allegations, the school discriminated against conservative speakers by qualifying higher security costs and other security restrictions.

Berkeley argued that higher security costs were based on the evaluation of law enforcement officials according to which speakers were likely to deal with an increase in disturbances and public violence, before reaffirming his “commitment to freedom of expression” and to modify his operations of security costs.

The attorney generals of the State called on colleges to ensure that they “impose security costs in a neutral and neutral way of content and point of view” or are faced with a potential investigation and legal action.

The Iowa Attorney General, Brenna Bird, speaks on stage on the second day of the National Republican Convention at the Ferv Forum on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (SOMODEVILLA / GETTY Images)

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“Any security policy that seems neutral at first glance should not be applied in a discriminatory manner. There is a long and disturbing tendency of universities that abuse security policies with a conservative discourse unconstitutionally on the campus. For example, last year, the American district court for the district of the New Mexico with the conservative lecturer Riley Gaines.

The letter was led by the Iowa republican prosecutor, Brenna Bird. A total of 17 prosecutors general republican signed the letter, notably the senior officials of the law enforcement of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, South Dakota, South Dakota, South Dakota, South Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Utah.

“The tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a reminder that gives reflection that the right to freedom of expression must be protected,” Bird told Fox Digital. “Charlie was assassinated during his debate on a university campus, a place where free exchange of ideas should be encouraged; we cannot allow the actions of an assassin to stop freedom of expression. Colleges and universities must take measures to ensure the security of their students while preserving a free discussion and an open debate.”

Kirk was killed on September 10 while on the campus of Utah Valley University as part of a USA turn -point event. The conservative power was seated in a tent while chatting with the students when one blow rang and hit Kirk in the neck.

“We were shocked and saddened by the assassination of Charlie Kirk on the campus of the University of Utah Valley on Wednesday,” said the letter. “As the main officers responsible for the application of the laws of our states, we unequivocally condemn political violence of all kinds. The fact that the murder took place on a university campus, during a debate, makes it even more tragic.”

“It is essential that our higher education state institutions serve for forums for a solid debate from all angles,” continued the letter. “The campus should be the very place where the first amendment manages the strongest so that all hear them. We urge you to say no to the” veto of the assassin. “”

An FBI investigator is seen near the building where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally killed during a speech event at the University of Utah Valley in Orem, Utah, on September 10, 2025. (Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images)

The general prosecutors argued that students could be considered as “consumers” under the laws on fraud to consumers of the respective states or unjust and deceptive and practical laws, and that universities could violate state laws “if you invoke” security concerns “to impose exorbitant fees in student groups”, “while making the school that the school Dialogue through the political political spectrum.

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The mourning people pay tribute to Charlie Kirk in a memorial outside the HQ Turning Point USA in Phoenix, September 15, 2025. (Jamie Vera / Fox News)

“If we receive complaints concerning your school, we will investigate fully and fairly on these complaints subject to the authority of our respective offices,” wrote the state prosecutor. “Our offices are determined to guarantee that all of our state entities, including our colleges and public universities, follow the Constitution.”

Conservative non -profit organizations, including the president of parents defending education Nicole Neily, have celebrated only AGS calls to better protect freedom of expression are the ideal way to honor Kirk’s heritage.

“It is a moment for leadership, and we are deeply grateful that the country’s general prosecutors use their authority to remind university administrators their sacred obligation to protect freedom of expression and open discourse on university campuses,” she said. “I cannot think of any better way to honor Charlie’s heritage than to ensure that the voices of the students cannot be reduced to silence by fear or wickedness.”

Will Hild, Executive Director of Research on Consumers, a long -standing non -profit organization dedicated to consumer information, praised Bird for leaving the burden on the end of the “veto of the assassin”.

“By supporting the veto of the assassin, these university bureaucrats actively help Charlie’s murderer, using the threat of violence to cut free debate,” Hild told Fox Digital. “Such a practice is not only antithetic for all that Charlie Kirk has represented, but for the very principles of America. The leadership of the Attorney General Bird by rallying the main officers of the application of the law to oppose the veto of the assassin in all its forms for each American campus.”

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Kirk funerals are scheduled for Sunday in Arizona and should be assisted by President Donald Trump and other heads of administration.