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Judge Blocks DeSantis’ Terrorist Designation of CAIR

7/8/2026

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A federal judge blocked Governor Ron DeSantis from labeling the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a terrorist group after CAIR sued.
Florida’s HB 1471 lets the governor and cabinet name groups as terrorist organizations and deny them state funding and contracts.
Plaintiffs say the law, which also lists the Muslim Brotherhood and antifa without evidence, gives no notice of evidence and could shut down CAIR’s advocacy, threatening free speech.

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A federal judge blocked Governor Ron DeSantis from labeling the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a terrorist group after CAIR sued.
Florida’s HB 1471 lets the governor and cabinet name groups as terrorist organizations and deny them state funding and contracts.
Plaintiffs say the law, which also lists the Muslim Brotherhood and antifa without evidence, gives no notice of evidence and could shut down CAIR’s advocacy, threatening free speech.