http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/10th-circuit-upholds-stay-of-oklahoma-ban-on-islamic-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/10th-circuit-upholds-stay-of-oklahoma-ban-on-islamic-law/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:09:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=122523 NewsOK.com: A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's order blocking an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that would ban state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases. | Awad v. Ziriax, No. 10-6273 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/10/10th-circuit-upholds-stay-of-oklahoma-ban-on-islamic-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/13/10th-circuit-hears-arguments-on-anti-shariah-amendment-as-muslim-group-endorses-michigans-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/13/10th-circuit-hears-arguments-on-anti-shariah-amendment-as-muslim-group-endorses-michigans-bill/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:05:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113368 Religion Clause: Yesterday, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Awad v. Ziriax, a case challenging the constitutionality of Oklahoma's voter-approved constitutional amendment that bans state courts from considering international law or Shariah law. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/13/10th-circuit-hears-arguments-on-anti-shariah-amendment-as-muslim-group-endorses-michigans-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/29/judge-issues-injunction-against-okla-sharia-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/29/judge-issues-injunction-against-okla-sharia-amendment/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:21:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84271 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/29/judge-issues-injunction-against-okla-sharia-amendment/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/order-blocking-okla-islamic-law-measure-extended/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/order-blocking-okla-islamic-law-measure-extended/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:02:48 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83549 Associated Press: "A federal judge on Monday said she would rule by the end of the month on a lawsuit challenging an Oklahoma constitutional amendment that would prohibit state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/order-blocking-okla-islamic-law-measure-extended/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/okla-sharia-law-dispute-goes-to-court/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/okla-sharia-law-dispute-goes-to-court/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:35:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83305 Washington Times: "A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on a preliminary injunction against one of the most contentious ballot measures in this month's elections -- an Oklahoma referendum that banned state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/22/okla-sharia-law-dispute-goes-to-court/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/10/ok-judge-details-rationale-for-halting-anti-sharia-law-measure/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/10/ok-judge-details-rationale-for-halting-anti-sharia-law-measure/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:53:27 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=81451 Politico: "In a nine-page order released Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange said she was persuaded that a constitutional amendment known as State Question 755 seemed to have a legally improper religious purpose and posed a threat to violate the rights of Muslims . . . " Ed Whelan comments at Bench Memos. Eugene Volokh writing at The Volokh Conspiracy: "I’m no fan of the amendment, which would also apparently ban the use of foreign law in Oklahoma courts, even in situations — such as disputes about whether two people were validly married in a foreign country, enforcement of contracts that provide for the use of (say) British law, and tort litigation over conduct that happened in a foreign country — where foreign law has long been used under standard choice-of-law principles. And it’s also possible that the specific ban on the use of Sharia law might be unconstitutional, though that depends on exactly how the amendment is interpreted. But my tentative sense is that the plaintiff doesn’t have standing to challenge the ban on the use of Sharia." | More from Volokh on standing. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/10/ok-judge-details-rationale-for-halting-anti-sharia-law-measure/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/09/ed-whelan-on-the-tro-barring-oklahomas-sharia-law-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/09/ed-whelan-on-the-tro-barring-oklahomas-sharia-law-amendment/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:44:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=81264 writing at National Review / Bench Memos:"Here’s the judge’s opinion . . . I don’t see how the plaintiff’s proffered evidence shows that the amendment’s 'actual purpose is to disapprove of plaintiff’s faith.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/09/ed-whelan-on-the-tro-barring-oklahomas-sharia-law-amendment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/08/federal-court-blocks-voter-approved-oklahoma-constitutional-amendment/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/08/federal-court-blocks-voter-approved-oklahoma-constitutional-amendment/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:34:58 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=80956 Tulsa World: "A federal judge on Monday issued an order temporarily blocking certification of the election results for a state question banning the use of Shariah law." Article includes video. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/08/federal-court-blocks-voter-approved-oklahoma-constitutional-amendment/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/04/muslims-lawsuit-says-okla-amendment-violates-constitution/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/04/muslims-lawsuit-says-okla-amendment-violates-constitution/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:09:47 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=80531 PR Newswire: "The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today announced the filing of a lawsuit that claims an anti-Islam state ballot measure (SQ 755) passed in Tuesday's election violates the U.S. Constitution." (links to relevant documents) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/04/muslims-lawsuit-says-okla-amendment-violates-constitution/feed/ 0