Court order blocks Okla. amendment on Islamic law

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Court order blocks Okla. amendment on Islamic law
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EmailPrint..By TIM TALLEY, Associated Press Tim Talley, Associated Press – 2 hrs 7 mins ago
OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a state constitutional amendment that prohibits state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases.

U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange ruled Monday morning in Oklahoma City following a brief hearing. It prevents the state election board from certifying the results of Tuesday's general election in which the amendment was approved by 70 percent of the voters.

The order will remain in effect until a Nov. 22 hearing on a requested preliminary injunction.

It was issued in a lawsuit filed by the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma. Muneer Awad said during the hearing that the law stigmatizes his religion.

 

[Melissa York]

<td val[/IMG]You guys ever notice these issues rarely crop up because of legitimate issue, but just to stir up contreversy? This is America, last time I checked our government isn't run by a relegious zealot imam. THANK YOU seperation of church and state, no matter how oddly interpreted sometimes.
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Subject: [JoyofSatan666] Court order blocks Okla. amendment on Islamic law
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Date: Monday, November 8, 2010, 3:25 PM

  Court order blocks Okla. amendment on Islamic law
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EmailPrint..By TIM TALLEY, Associated Press Tim Talley, Associated Press – 2 hrs 7 mins ago
OKLAHOMA CITY – A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a state constitutional amendment that prohibits state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases.

U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange ruled Monday morning in Oklahoma City following a brief hearing. It prevents the state election board from certifying the results of Tuesday's general election in which the amendment was approved by 70 percent of the voters.

The order will remain in effect until a Nov. 22 hearing on a requested preliminary injunction.

It was issued in a lawsuit filed by the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Oklahoma. Muneer Awad said during the hearing that the law stigmatizes his religion.

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