CAIR Shuts Down Florida Operations After DeSantis Administration's Terror Designation Takes Effect

What happened: CAIR suspended its Florida operations after the state's designation of its Florida chapter as a domestic terrorist organization took effect. U.S. District Judge Allen C. Why it matters: Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier called the ruling a win, while the ACLU said it is appealing and called the ruling deeply disappointing. CAIR says the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center are representing it in a federal lawsuit on First Amendment and due process grounds.

CAIR suspended its Florida operations after the state's designation of its Florida chapter as a domestic terrorist organization took effect. U.S. District Judge Allen C.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier called the ruling a win, while the ACLU said it is appealing and called the ruling deeply disappointing. CAIR says the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center are representing it in a federal lawsuit on First Amendment and due process grounds.