Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations says Florida's recent designation of its local chapter as a terrorist organization is "blatantly unconstitutional" in a federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
The lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Northern Florida in Tallahassee lists the plaintiffs as the Washington-based CAIR-Foundation Inc. and CAIR-Florida Inc. and names Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the defendant.
"No politician has the right to shred the Constitution or upend our entire legal system by unilaterally declaring an American organization he dislikes a criminal actor and then ordering punishments for that group and its supporters, all without any due process and any legal authority," CAIR Litigation Director Lena Masri said in a news release.
"This is still America, where due process, free speech and other rights guaranteed by the Constitution matter ... to engage in activism without fear of illegal government retaliation," Masri added.
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