Muslim Civil Rights Group Gets DeSantis’ Terrorist Label Blocked

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights organization, convinced a federal judge Wednesday to block Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) from designating the group a “terrorist organization.”

“The First Amendment bars the Governor from continuing the troubling trend of using an executive office to make a political statement at the expense of others’ constitutional rights,” Judge Mark E. Walker of the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida said.

CAIR sued DeSantis shortly after he signed an executive order in December 2025 that designated the group as a terrorist organization and prevented anyone who has supported ...