U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has said she will crack down on "hate speech" and "target" people who engage in it following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, despite U.S. Supreme Court rulings that broadly protect speech.

Why It Matters

Kirk, 31, co-founder and executive director of Turning Point USA —a prominent conservative campus organization—was fatally shot September 10 during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Leaders and prominent figures across the political spectrum immediately condemned the violence. Vice President JD Vance escorted Kirk's casket on Air Force Two while President Donald Trump ordered the lowering of flags, gestures that emphasize Kirk's prominence. Many members of the Trump administration are attending Kirk's memorial in

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