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Brief outlines constitutional violations in HB 1471, HB 1473, SB 1632, and SB 1634 — bills built on an executive order a federal court blocked yesterdayFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2026WASHINGTON, D.C. — United Voices For America today released a policy brief urging Florida’s lawmakers and governor to reject HB 1471, HB 1473, SB 1632, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (03/04/2026) — United Voices welcomes today’s federal court ruling granting a preliminary injunction that blocks enforcement of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s executive order designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) a “terrorist organization.” U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker found that the executive order constitutes unconstitutional First Amendment coercion — that the governor […]
(03/04/2026) A federal judge in Tallahassee has blocked Governor Ron DeSantis’s executive order designating the Council on American-Islamic Relations a “terrorist organization,” ruling that it violates the First Amendment. The preliminary injunction, issued today by U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker, is effective immediately. No bond is required. No stay was granted pending appeal. The […]
The Florida House voted 81-26 on Tuesday to pass HB 1471, the bill that gives a handful of state officials the power to brand any organization a domestic terrorist group. Rep. Hillary Cassel opened her floor speech by invoking the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran from 72 hours earlier — using a foreign military operation to justify a domestic law aimed at Florida’s Muslim communities. The Senate companion, SB 1632, is expected to be voted on later this week.
(02/27/2026) A bill advancing through the Florida Legislature would give the state something no state in the country has: its own spy unit — with the power to target people based on their views. HB 945, sponsored by Rep. Danny Alvarez (R-Riverview), would create a state-level counterintelligence and counterterrorism unit inside the Florida Department of […]
Jewish leaders and Democrats are calling Florida’s proposed Shari’a ban hypocritical and unconstitutional. The bill’s sponsor and sole Democratic co-sponsor are both Jewish and pro-Israel. Critics say the bill, filed on the Oct 7 anniversary, amounts to collective punishment of Florida’s Muslim community.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Florida Republicans are calling for stripping voucher funding from Islamic schools while defending billions in public money for Christian ones. AG Uthmeier calls it a national security threat. There are roughly 24 Islamic schools in a program serving 2,278 campuses.
Even Conservatives See the Danger in Florida’s ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Bill. A Pro-Gun Outlet Is Sounding the Alarm
When a pro-gun conservative outlet warns that a Republican-backed bill could be used to brand Second Amendment organizations as domestic terrorists, something has gone deeply wrong with the legislation. Bearing Arms’ analysis of HB 1471 exposes what civil liberties groups have been saying for months: the bill’s vague language makes it a weapon that can be aimed at anyone.