12/15/25 Reposted from tallahassee.com
DeSantis signed an executive order on Dec. 8 designating CAIR as a foreign terrorist organization in Florida.
One of the largest Muslim advocacy and civil rights groups is taking Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to federal court, saying that declaring it a “foreign terrorist organization” is a First Amendment violation.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed the lawsuit in the Northern District of Florida in Tallahassee. DeSantis had signed an executive order on Dec. 8 and announced the move on X. It directs Florida agencies to deny privileges or resources to anyone “providing material support” to the organization.
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