# Florida Ban on Material Support to “Domestic Terrorist Organizations” Can’t Be Applied to Legal Advice to CAIR

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/florida-ban-on-material-support-to-domestic-terrorist-organizations-cant-be-applied-to-legal-advice-to-cair/
- Published: 2026-11-06T14:00:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T14:26:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/11/06/florida-ban-on-material-support-to-domestic-terrorist-organizations-cant-be-applied-to-legal-advice-to-cair/
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- Florida cannot use the support ban to penalise legal advice to CAIR.
- The state designated two CAIR organisations as domestic terrorist groups.
- The broader constitutional challenge is still pending.

## Summary

A federal judge has ruled that Florida cannot apply its ban on providing material support to designated domestic terrorist organisations to legal advice given to CAIR. The decision limits the law’s reach while a broader challenge to the state’s designation of the civil rights groups continues.

Florida designated CAIR-Foundation and CAIR-Florida as domestic terrorist organisations, with the designations due to take effect on 5 November 2026. Knowingly providing material support can be a first-degree felony, and the statute defines support broadly to include services and expert advice. The judge said the designations could disrupt or close the groups’ Florida operations, but the ruling at this stage does not decide whether the designations themselves are valid or resolve the plaintiffs’ other claims.

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