The national headquarters and Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a ruling by a federal judge ordering Laura Loomer and Illoominate Media to complete their remaining monthly settlement payments to CAIR, which she began making in 2023.
The payments were mandated by a settlement reached after her failed 2022 lawsuit falsely alleging CAIR forced Twitter to ban her from the social media platform.
In the wake of Governor Ron DeSantis’ unconstitutional and defamatory proclamation smearing CAIR as a terrorist group last year, Loomer filed a motion with a federal court asking for permission to withhold her remaining payments to CAIR. A court has now rejected her request.
SEE: Judicial Ruling Ordering Loomer to Complete CAIR Payments
In a statement, CAIR Litigation Director Lena Masri said:
“We welcome this judicial ruling ordering Laura Loomer to complete her monthly payments to CAIR Legal Defense Fund and fully satisfy the attorney’s fees she owes us as a result of her failed lawsuit.
“Since Ms. Loomer began sending her payments to CAIR in 2023, our attorneys have used her funds to provide legal representation to the American Muslim community and advance free speech, religious freedom, and civil rights for everyone in our nation.
“We look forward to receiving Ms. Loomer’s final payments and using the funds to once again protect American Muslims and our neighbors from hate.”
BACKGROUNDER:
In 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a $125,000 judgment on behalf of CAIR and its Florida chapter (CAIR-Florida) against Laura Loomer and Illoominate Media for attorney’s fees and costs related to Loomer and Illoominate’s failed lawsuit alleging CAIR forced Twitter to ban her from the social media platform.
In 2019, a federal district court dismissed both CAIR and CAIR-Florida from Loomer’s “nonsensical” lawsuit. Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz II said Loomer owed $123,761.65 to CAIR and its Florida chapter, plus $661.72 in costs.
The United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ruled: “After three appeals to our Court, this matter should be at an end.”
As part of a settlement reached in 2023 to address her outstanding debt, CAIR agreed to let Loomer pay a total of $73,500 to CAIR in monthly installments, among other terms.
SEE: CAIR Defeats Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theorist Laura Loomer in Court
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CONTACT: CAIR National Litigation and Civil Rights Director Lena Masri, 202-642-4934, lmasri@cair.com; Hiba Rahim, CAIR-Florida Deputy Executive Director, (813) 705-5440, hrahim@cair.com; CAIR-Florida Communications Director Wilfredo A. Ruiz, (305)502-6749, wruiz@cair.com; CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com