Civil rights group sues Florida officials for designating CAIR a terrorist organization

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 335

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that the state would soon designate the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) a domestic terrorist organization, the Muslim civil rights advocacy group filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging that designation as unconstitutional and are calling for an injunction to halt its enforcement.

DeSantis made the announced on the day a new law (HB 1471) went into effect allowing the move. It empowers the head …

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