The Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled this month that conservative attorney Chris Crowley, a decorated Gulf War veteran who ran for a state attorney position in Florida, should not have been disciplined by the Florida Bar for exercising political speech. During his campaign, Crowley referred to his opponent Amira D. Fox, who eventually won the race for the state attorney’s office in Florida’s 20th Judicial Circuit, as “corrupt” and “swampy,” and observed that she had “close family ties to the PLO terrorist organization.” One of his political mailers stated that “she won’t answer questions about Sharia Law. Why?” 

Fox’s father, Taher Dajani, wrote a book in 2008 that was sympathetic to the PLO. In “From Palestine to America: A Memoir,” he described how his brother, Sidqi, served on the PLO executive committee at various times throughout the 1980s. The book was dedicated to his daughters. Former Trump advisor Roger Stone posted on Facebook during the race that he was appearing at a campaign event with Crowley to expose Fox, “whose real name is Amira Dajana and whose family founded the PLO.”  

Crowley’s criticism of Fox was also based on her unethical behavior. An investigation found that “Fox campaigned during working hours,” and she admitted, “that she was required to repay $1,458.00 to the State after receiving pay for time exceeding her allowed leave after human resources raised the issue of her overpayment.” 

The Florida Bar sought to suspend Crowley’s license to practice law for 60 days. Florida Bar ethics rules prohibit attorneys from making........

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