"The Executive Order [EO] identifies no criminal charges or convictions, relies on no federal designation, and inaccurately invokes statutory authority, the lawsuit said. It rests on political rhetoric and imposes sweeping legal consequences on a domestic civil rights organisation because of its viewpoints and advocacy. DeSantis issued the order last week, labelling the group a terror organisation along with the Muslim Brotherhood."
"The lawsuit was filed amid a spike in Islamophobia and right-wing calls for targeting Muslim groups in the United States, a push that CAIR said aims to suppress speech in support of Palestinian human rights. CAIR's advocacy on Palestine-related issues, including its representation of SJP chapters and opposition to state censorship of pro-Palestinian speech, forms an important part of the factual context in which Defendant DeSantis issued the EO, it said."
CAIR and its Florida chapter filed a federal lawsuit seeking to revoke a state executive order that blacklisted the organization as a foreign terrorist organization. The complaint asserts the Executive Order identifies no criminal charges or federal designation, inaccurately invokes statutory authority, relies on political rhetoric, and imposes sweeping legal consequences on a domestic civil rights organization because of its viewpoints and advocacy. The filing notes the designation occurred amid rising Islamophobia and right-wing calls to target Muslim groups and links the designation to CAIR’s advocacy for Palestinian human rights and representation of Students for Justice in Palestine chapters. CAIR’s lawyers cite statements by Governor DeSantis as evidence of pre-existing bias and intent to burden and deter advocacy.
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