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CAIR dealt courtroom blow but victory comes with high cost

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WND beat CAIR, but legal fees mount

Help defray costs of defending free speech, exposing 'Muslim Mafia'

WASHINGTON – When the Council on American-Islamic Relations sued one of WND's authors over the investigation that led to the publication of "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America," it never expected the case to backfire.

But that's exactly what happened when WND hired a legal team equal to the challenge.

CAIR was not only unsuccessful in its bid to use the legal system to subvert the First Amendment, it also got burned in the process. Thanks to contributions to the WND Legal Defense Fund, the attorneys were able to expose the astonishing fact that CAIR doesn't even legally exist and was therefore unqualified to file the lawsuit in the first place.

Of course, that hasn't stopped the media, including Fox and CNN, from calling on CAIR officials for regular TV appearances. Neither does the fact that more than a dozen members, officials and board members of CAIR have been indicted or convicted of terrorism-related charges. Neither does the fact that CAIR has been named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a terrorism-financing case.

CAIR has virtually unlimited foreign money to back its litigious brand of courtroom terrorism. WND does not.

That's why, even after a big courtroom victory, the WND Legal Defense Fund needs your support.

This victory cost us dearly. And it's likely not over yet. CAIR still has an opportunity to refile yet another challenge – as long as it files honestly, truthfully and accurately this time.

And there will be other cases, too.

"Real, old-fashioned investigative journalism like WND does, and only WND does, tends to attract lawsuits," said Joseph Farah, editor and chief executive officer. "WND has faced its share over the years and expects to continue to face more in the future. It's hard to fund the investigations and defend them in the courtroom against adversaries with deep pockets."

That's why it's more important than ever to make your contribution to this important cause. Please make your most generous donation to the WND Legal Defense Fund today.

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