As the Trump administration pushes for legal consequences for those who criticize Charlie Kirk or minimize his death, employers are likewise handing down disciplinary actions and firings.

Why it matters: Declaring Kirk criticism as off limits has represented a free-speech challenge for a range of employees, from teachers to journalists to airline workers.

Zoom out: The push to seek punishment is in line with Trump 2.0's free-speech restriction playbook. • Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that visa revocations "are underway" over non-U.S. citizens celebrating Kirk's killing. • The State Department will use AI technology to identify foreign students that it perceives as "pro-Hamas" and revoke their visas, Axios reported in March. • The Trump administration has targeted s

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