AG Pam Bondi Says "We Can Prosecute You" for Refusing to Print Posters for Charlie Kirk Vigil

But there doesn't seem to be any federal law actually authorizing such prosecutions (or civil lawsuits).

https://reason.com/volokh/2025/09/16/ag-pam-bondi-says-we-can-prosecute-you-for-refusing-to-print-posters-for-charlie-kirk-vigil/

 

“Businesses cannot discriminate,” she told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday evening. “If you wanna go in and print posters with Charlie’s pictures on them for a vigil, you have to let them do that.”“We can prosecute you for that. I have Harmeet Dhillon right now in our civil rights unit looking at that immediately, that Office Depot had done that. We’re looking it up.”

https://nypost.com/2025/09/16/us-news/bondi-takes-heat-from-the-right-after-vowing-to-prosecute-after-hate-speech/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=referral

And.........

 

 

Bondi publicly stated that the Department of Justice would “go after” individuals engaging in hate speech.

 

 

Hate speech is protected under the First Amendment unless it crosses into true threats or incitement to imminent violence 

 

 

She’s also facing a Florida Bar ethics complaint signed by over 70 legal professionals, accusing her of pressuring DOJ lawyers to pursue the president’s political objectives—a move they say undermines the rule of law

 

 

BUT.......she has seen "the files".

5 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Hate speech is protected under the First Amendment unless it crosses into true threats or incitement to imminent violence 

9 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

AG Pam Bondi Says "We Can Prosecute You" for Refusing to Print Posters for Charlie Kirk Vigil

But there doesn't seem to be any federal law actually authorizing such prosecutions (or civil lawsuits).

https://reason.com/volokh/2025/09/16/ag-pam-bondi-says-we-can-prosecute-you-for-refusing-to-print-posters-for-charlie-kirk-vigil/

 

“Businesses cannot discriminate,” she told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Monday evening. “If you wanna go in and print posters with Charlie’s pictures on them for a vigil, you have to let them do that.”“We can prosecute you for that. I have Harmeet Dhillon right now in our civil rights unit looking at that immediately, that Office Depot had done that. We’re looking it up.”

https://nypost.com/2025/09/16/us-news/bondi-takes-heat-from-the-right-after-vowing-to-prosecute-after-hate-speech/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=referral

MAGAs now complaining about hate speech, that's rich! Of course, they don't care about them when they are made by MAGAs! 🤣

4 minutes ago, candide said:

MAGAs now complaining about hate speech, that's rich! Of course, they don't care about them when they are made by MAGAs! 🤣

Amazing the sheer hatred and spite Charlies assassination flushed out of the long grass. 

9 hours ago, Will B Good said:

And.........

 

 

Bondi publicly stated that the Department of Justice would “go after” individuals engaging in hate speech.

 

 

Hate speech is protected under the First Amendment unless it crosses into true threats or incitement to imminent violence 

 

So Pam is saying small bakeries must bake gay wedding cakes now?

And Pam is also saying offensive words are violence?

 

Man, those MAGA's are some crazy whacked-out lefties!!!

9 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Bondi publicly stated that the Department of Justice would “go after” individuals engaging in hate speech.

 

 

The very concept of so-called "hate speech" is exactly why Charlie Kirk got shot. If she had it her way Charlie Kirk would have been arrested and detained long ago. Obviously she needs to be removed immediately and replaced by a person who actually knows the nature of the conflict there in.

6 hours ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Amazing the sheer hatred and spite Charlies assassination flushed out of the long grass. 

Amazing the sheer effort expend by the trumpist to foment division and violence in the memory of this victim of his own hate speach.DONT  conflate that into thinking I approve of his killing because I don’t 

11 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

 

So Pam is saying small bakeries must bake gay wedding cakes now?

And Pam is also saying offensive words are violence?

 

Man, those MAGA's are some crazy whacked-out lefties!!!

 

Free speech, but only the 'right' kind>

6 hours ago, Will B Good said:

 

Free speech, but only the 'right' kind>

 

Have heard many a goth girl at the college pub proclaiming "I believe in freedom of speech, but you shouldn't be allowed to say <<offense of the day>>."