CAIR Ends Operations in Florida After Court Upholds Terrorist Designation by the DeSantis Administration
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has shut down all operations in Florida after a federal judge rejected their request to halt the state's designation of the group as a domestic terrorist organization. The ruling allows the designation to proceed while the organization's legal challenge continues. The post CAIR Ends Operations in Florida After Court Upholds Terrorist Designation by the DeSantis Administration appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- CAIR has suspended operations in Florida.
- A federal judge rejected CAIR's emergency request to stop the state from designating the group as a domestic terrorist organization.
- The designation allows the state to proceed while CAIR's legal challenge, litigated by the ACLU and SPLC, continues.
- Federal Judge Allen C. Winsor denied the request, stating CAIR was unlikely to succeed in claims that the designation violates due process and First Amendment rights.
- A narrow form of preliminary relief was issued, preventing prosecutors from enforcing the law against CAIR for providing legal services.
- Florida officials, including Governor Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier, celebrated the ruling.
- CAIR plans to appeal the decision, with the ACLU criticizing the ruling as upholding officials' power to punish organizations without due process.