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FIRST ON FOX: More than a dozen state attorneys general sent a letter to public university and college presidents in their respective states Thursday warning them against invoking the assassination of Charlie Kirk to chill conservative free speech, or face investigations and potential lawsuits, Fox News Digital exclusively learned.

"Unfortunately, we have heard troubling reports that some university officials are using the murder of Charlie Kirk as a justification to shut down speech on campus," the letter reads. "While considering safety concerns, it is critical that universities are not imposing what would effectively be a tax on free speech."

"Particularly at this moment, when free speech itself was attacked, our unive

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