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Florida Cabinet designates CAIR and CAIR-Florida under state terrorism law as the organizations continue their legal challenge
Florida's governor and Cabinet voted to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations and its Florida chapter as terrorist organizations under state law. CAIR and CAIR-Florida had already filed a federal lawsuit challenging the designation process on constitutional grounds, and their lawyers said they would seek a preliminary injunction. The state action is an administrative designation, not a criminal conviction or a court finding that CAIR-Florida committed terrorism.
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Donor relevance
Why this matters
The designation may affect the charity's access to public contracts, funding and institutional relationships, while the unresolved constitutional challenge creates substantial legal and operational uncertainty.
Attribution
Who reported or established this
The Florida governor and Cabinet made the designation. CBS News and News Service of Florida reported the vote and the pending legal challenge; CAIR's ACLU counsel disputed the factual and legal basis for the action.
Evidence limits
What remains unverified
No Halo has not established that CAIR-Florida engaged in violent, terrorist or otherwise unlawful conduct. The merits of the charity's constitutional claims and the designation's enforceability remain for the federal court to decide.
Right of reply
Organization response
CAIR-Florida, through ACLU counsel, said the designation lacked evidence of violent or dangerous conduct, denied that it had a valid legal basis and announced plans to seek an injunction.
Classification
How No Halo records this event
Event type: Other Material Event. Current state: Open. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published September 29, 2026 · Last verified October 2, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.