2011-04-22

Ban on Sharia law

Ban on Sharia law

A ban on Sharia law is legislation that would ban the application or implementation of Islamic law (Sharia) in courts in any secular jurisdiction.

United States

In November 2010, voters in Oklahoma considered a ballot measure banning Sharia from state courts. With an overwhelming pass of State Question 755, a bill blocking Sharia law, the bill was passed, then updated to include all foreign or religious laws. The ban was later removed by a federal judge who said it was unconstitutional.

In other parties, some Republican members of the United States Congress endorsed a new memorandum, based on a Center for Security Policy (CSP) report, "Shariah: The Threat to America", at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol.

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