Overview

• Clemson University said Saturday it suspended a professor and opened an investigation into social-media posts about Charlie Kirk’s death, pledging to act within the law and university policy.
• The posts surfaced via the Clemson College Republicans account and drew complaints from students and Republicans including state Sen. Sheri Biggs and U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman.
• Norman endorsed a South Carolina Freedom Caucus call for a special legislative session to freeze or reclaim Clemson’s state funding in response.
• In a separate statement, Clemson condemned any expression that endorses or celebrates political violence and said it will act against speech that constitutes a genuine threat.
• The ACLU of South Carolina denounced the killing of Kirk and warned against campaigns to oust public employees for personal speech, as other institutions reported firings and suspensions over similar posts.