Perspective
Aug. 29, 2013
International issues reach state family courts
So far, none of the political speeches about Shariah address the issue of how laws prohibiting consideration of Shariah in state courts might affect our family law cases. By Thomas M. Hall
The state of Oklahoma amended its constitution to prevent Shariah from being used in any legal proceeding in Oklahoma, for any reason. A court then enjoined the amendment as a clear violation of the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment protections. This sets up a classic confrontation between the political and judicial branches of government, and may well spawn dozens of scholarly articles about legal theory and history.
But the ta...
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