Charlie Kirk's family has filed a wrongful death notice against Utah Valley University alleging preventable security failures, but legal experts say a sweeping state immunity statute could stop the case before it starts. Attorneys for the Kirk family filed the notice on September 9, 2026, one day before the first anniversary of the conservative leader's […] The post Utah immunity law may block Kirk family's wrongful death case against university despite strong evidence appeared first on American Almanac .
Charlie Kirk's family has filed a wrongful death notice against Utah Valley University alleging preventable security failures, but legal experts say a sweeping state immunity statute could stop the case before it starts. Attorneys for the Kirk family filed the notice on September 9, 2026, one day before the first anniversary of the conservative leader's assassination, naming UVU, former university president Astrid Tuminez, campus police chief Jeffrey Long, and the state of Utah. The filing alleges the university declined additional police officers, failed to address concerns raised by Kirk's own security team, and had no adequate security plan for his campus appearance. Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and…Open
Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson issued Bevin another warrant after finding him in contempt of court for failing to turn over required financial documents related to the case.
By Patricia McCarthy For those of us who tuned to see Tyler Robinson’s lawyer claim that Charlie Kirk deserved to be killed, it was just another nail in the coffin of that once-thought-to-be-great system of justice.
A Utah judge has laid out in a written order exactly why 23-year-old Tyler Robinson will face trial on all seven charges, including aggravated murder carrying a potential death sentence, for the shooting death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. published the order Wednesday from the courthouse in […] The post Utah judge details why death penalty stays on the table for Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk killing appeared first on American Almanac .
A Utah judge has laid out in a written order exactly why 23-year-old Tyler Robinson will face trial on all seven charges, including aggravated murder carrying a potential death sentence, for the shooting death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. published the order Wednesday from the courthouse in Provo, Utah, formalizing a ruling he delivered orally earlier in the week. The order binds Robinson over for trial and preserves the state's ability to seek the death penalty, a outcome Robinson's defense team had fought to prevent. Robinson, through attorney Kathy Nester, pleaded not guilty to all seven charges on Tuesday. The written order centers on a single legal question that could determine whether…Open
JD Vance stated the Trump administration's commitment to preserving the tradition of nine Supreme Court justices and pushed back against Democratic proposals to alter the Court's structure, expand statehood for political advantage, and change fundamental constitutional rules.
House Democrats sank a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that would have permanently capped the Supreme Court at nine seats, a vote GOP leaders staged to force every lawmaker on the record weeks before the midterm elections. The measure failed 212-206 on Wednesday, far short of the two-thirds supermajority the House requires to advance a constitutional amendment. […] The post House Democrats vote down amendment to cap Supreme Court at nine justices appeared first on American Almanac .
House Democrats sank a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that would have permanently capped the Supreme Court at nine seats, a vote GOP leaders staged to force every lawmaker on the record weeks before the midterm elections. The measure failed 212-206 on Wednesday, far short of the two-thirds supermajority the House requires to advance a constitutional amendment. Every Democrat who voted opposed it. Speaker Mike Johnson had fast-tracked the resolution under a procedure known as "suspension of the rules," which limits debate but raises the passage threshold from a simple majority to two-thirds, a bar Republicans knew they could not clear without significant Democratic support. The result was never really in doubt. Republicans hold…Open
Democrats in the House voted down a proposed Constitutional amendment to limit the Supreme Court to nine justices, amid ongoing debates over court-packing.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: House Democrats voted down a proposed Constitutional amendment to limit the Supreme Court to nine total justices. The amendment required a two-thirds majority to proceed, but failed to gain enough Democrat support, with 212 votes against 206. DETAIL: The amendment, introduced by Arizona Republican Representative Andy Biggs , sought to permanently establish the Supreme Court’s composition as one chief justice and eight associate justices. The proposal comes as left-wing activists have increasingly called on the Democrats to pack the court with additional justices to overturn the conservative majority on the bench. Democrat Whip Katherine Clark argued against the measure, claiming it would strip Congress of its…Open
The vote, which failed in a 212-206 split, comes as calls to pack the court have grown in recent years, largely due to the success of Republicans in confirming conservative justices to the bench, who have gone on to rule in landmark cases.
