Federal judge blocks DeSantis executive order declaring CAIR a ‘terrorist organization’

By: Mitch Perry

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 601

Last Updated: 6 days, 8 hours ago

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A federal court in Tallahassee has issued a temporary injunction blocking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a “terrorist organization.”

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker’s order comes nearly three months after DeSantis signed his executive order on Dec. 8. The order directed Florida’s executive and Cabinet agencies, as well as every county and city, to deny local or state contracts, employment, funding, benefits, or privileges to CAIR …

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