Source: Fox News
by David Marcus
“The beastly assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at a Utah college event this week makes clear, once again, that conservative speakers are not safe on America’s campuses, and that something must be done to change that. The Trump administration has tools in the shed to address this problem, but before we get to that, let’s look at just how bad things have gotten. The term ‘heckler’s veto’ is a relative newcomer in the English language. It was coined in 1965 by University of Chicago law professor Harry Kalven, in his book, The Negro and the First Amendment.’ Kalven was describing how government authorities would deny civil rights protesters the right to assemble because of threats made against them, and because of the costs associated with protecting them from those threats. Hence, the heckler gets to veto the event.” (09/13/25)