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These Celebrities—Streep, Hanks, Portman, More—Signed An ACLU Open Letter Backing Kimmel
The open letter, published by the American Civil Liberties Union Monday morning, calls Kimmel’s suspension “unconstitutional and un-American” and a “dark moment for freedom of speech.”
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On June 19, Roof was charged with nine counts of murder and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. 1445 He first appeared in Charleston County court by video conference at a bond hearing later that day. At the hearing shooting survivors and relatives of five of the victims spoke to Roof directly, saying that they were "praying for his soul and forgave him, 14647484 Govemor Nikki Haley has called for prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Roof ि
The judge, Charleston County chief magistrate James "Skip" Gosnell, Jr., caused controversy at the bond hearing with his statement that, alongside the dead victims and their families, "there are victims on this young man's side of the family [...] Nobody would have ever thrown them into the whirlwind of events that they are being thrown into. Gosnell then set a $1 million bond for the weapons possession charge and no bail on the nine counts of murder.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3bqvbzpwgi5mqeqs6qlym26j/bafkreiewt3w2h7mcamdpwe4oidf326ho6p3hnp4nw5lke3eoq3bowwpymu)
