A SHORT HISTORY OF ISLAMIST US LAWSUITS 1935-2003. As a background to the lawsuit to suppress Alms for Jihad, Jeffrey Breinholt at the Counterterrorism Blog lists past lawsuits brought by Muslim groups and individuals--including the earliest case:

DATELINE – BIRMINGHAM 1935
The Birmingham Post reports that an Arab sheik is interested in acquiring an American bride for his harem, and describes what he is looking for and some of his good attributes. The newspaper is sued for libel. White v. Birmingham Post Co., 233 Ala. 547, 172 So. 649, Ala. 1937.

This case the judge did not dismiss.

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