Charlie Kirk Family Lawsuit Against Utah
Charlie Kirk’s family took an initial step towards filing a lawsuit against the state of Utah and Utah Valley University, where the conservative activist was assassinated in September 2025.Reported by 4 of 6 outlets; wording from Washington Examiner.
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The legal notice was filed on 9 September, a day ahead of the one-year anniversary of Kirk's death, and is typically a precursor to a lawsuit.
A spokesperson for Utah Valley University said the school was aware of the notice and would address it "consistent with our established processes".
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Kirk, 31, was speaking to a crowd of thousands on the university campus, when he was shot and killed by a gunman positioned on a roof.
In the notice to state and university officials, Kirk family attorney D Loren Washburn wrote that “the risk of a rooftop shooter should have been especially top-of-mind” given a rooftop shooter’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania in July 2024 while he successfully ran for a second presidency.
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- 16 Sep
Charlie Kirk’s family took an initial step towards filing a lawsuit against the state of Utah and Utah Valley University, where the conservative activist was assassinated in September 2025.
- 17 Sep
A spokesperson for Utah Valley University said the school was aware of the notice and would address it "consistent with our established processes".
- 19 Sep
Kirk, 31, co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 and grew the conservative youth organization into a major force on high school and college campuses nationwide.
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- 22 Sep
"Those failures not only robbed Charlie Kirk of his life, but also robbed his family of their husband, father, son, and brother, with impacts that will compound for the rest of their lives."
Coverage 7 articles
22 Sep Kirk family may have path around archaic law shielding gov't in police chief’s alleged ‘got you covered’ text
Fox News
19 Sep Kirk family’s powerful evidence faces legal twist that could upend wrongful death case, experts warn
New York Post
19 Sep Kirk family has powerful evidence — but Utah law could derail wrongful death case: experts
Fox News17 Sep Charlie Kirk's family says officials failed to protect him before attack
ABC News (AU)
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16 Sep Charlie Kirk's family blame Utah university officials for his killing
The Guardian
16 Sep Charlie Kirk's family alleges 'stunning failures' by Utah officials led to his assassination
BBC
16 Sep Charlie Kirk’s family one step closer to lawsuit against Utah and university where he was killed
Washington Examiner
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