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Attorney Explains Your Rights to 'Free Speech' as an Employee After Firings Following Charlie Kirk Killing
Over 15 individuals faced job loss or suspension and one person was arrested for vandalism following reactions to Charlie Kirk's assassination, highlighting tensions over political speech and accountability.
- Civil rights attorney Larry Pankey explains that private-sector employees have limited free speech protections after firings following Charlie Kirk's assassination.
- The firings followed Kirk's 2025 politically motivated murder, which sparked national outrage and calls for Texas legislative committees on free speech.
- Major employers suspended workers for inappropriate online comments after Kirk's death, highlighting tension between private rights and workplace policies.
- Pankey said, "Well, that's an easy one," noting private employers can terminate employees for off-duty conduct that harms their business reputation.
- The case underscores ongoing debates about protecting free speech while balancing consequences, especially in politically charged environments.
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Clemson Fires Employee, Probes Professors After Kirk Backlash
Clemson University said it removed two faculty members from teaching duties and fired an employee in the wake of comments made after the killing of Charlie Kirk, the conservative political activist and ally of President Donald Trump, who was fatally shot last week at a campus event in Utah.
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Poll: Americans value free speech but worry about ‘hateful’ political rhetoric
(The Center Square) – A new poll in the wake of the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk reveals potentially conflicting feelings about free speech, political rhetoric and gun laws among those surveyed. The vast majority of respondents knew…
Alleged Free Speech Champions Are Campaigning Against Speech They Don’t Like
Joan Walsh Prominent Republicans are attacking anyone who insists on describing who the late Charlie Kirk and his movement really were, even trying to get them fired. The post Alleged Free Speech Champions Are Campaigning Against Speech They Don’t Like appeared first on The Nation.
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