AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Utah immunity law may block Kirk family's wrongful death case against university despite strong evidence
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