{"id":2215,"date":"2020-04-15T16:47:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T16:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karamah.org\/?p=2215"},"modified":"2020-04-21T17:59:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T17:59:46","slug":"oklahoma-amendment-is-unconstitutional-barring-courts-from-considering-shariah-law-violates-the-supremacy-clause-and-the-first-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karamah.org\/ar\/oklahoma-amendment-is-unconstitutional-barring-courts-from-considering-shariah-law-violates-the-supremacy-clause-and-the-first-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Amendment is Unconstitutional: Barring Courts From Considering Shariah Law Violates the Supremacy Clause and the First Amendment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By: Abed Awad, Esq.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>On Election Day, the Oklahoma voters passed an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that provides that the &#8220;Courts shall not look to the legal precepts of other nations or cultures. Specifically, the Court shall not consider International law or Sharia law,&#8221; dictates the amendment. This amendment is unconstitutional on its face, and a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against it pending a hearing on Nov. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karamah.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Oklahoma-Amendment-is-Unconstitutional-Barring-Courts-From-Considering-Shariah-Law-Violates-the-Supremacy-Clause-and-the-First-Amendment.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Abed Awad, Esq. On Election Day, the Oklahoma voters passed an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that provides that the &#8220;Courts shall not look to the legal precepts of other nations or cultures. Specifically, the Court shall not consider International law or Sharia law,&#8221; dictates the amendment. 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