The national Muslim civil rights group suing Gov. Ron DeSantis over his recent executive order labeling it as a foreign terrorist organization says his action was "clearly retaliatory" and threatens the organization's ability to exist in Florida.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed the lawsuit in the Northern District of Florida in Tallahassee. DeSantis had signed an executive order on Dec. 8 and announced the move on X. It directs Florida agencies to deny privileges or resources to anyone "providing material support" to the organization.

CAIR lawsuit says the Republican governor is targeting the civil rights group to suppress its advocacy for Palestine.

After being labeled a “foreign terrorist organization,” the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Monday filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has filed a lawsuit over an executive order issued last week that designates the group as a terrorist organization.

On "The Florida Roundup," lawyer, FIU adjunct professor and author of "Your Freedom, Your Power: A Kid's Guide to the First Amendment," Allison Matulli, explained how people need to understand what free speech even means.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order declaring the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a terrorist organization came less than a month after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott enacted a similar proclamation.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Monday evening designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Muslim Brotherhood as “foreign terrorist organizations.”

The Southern Poverty Law Center challenged in federal court Florida governor’s executive order targeting the Council on American-Islamic Relations.