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ghostrider
Joined: 27 Jun 2011
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 Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:27 pm Post subject: Proposed Ban on Judges Considering Islamic Law Blocked |
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| (CNN) -- A federal appeals court has blocked an Oklahoma voter-approved measure barring state judges from considering Islamic and international law in their decisions. |
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| "The proposed amendment discriminates among religions," said the judges. "The Oklahoma amendment specifically names the target of its discrimination. The only religious law mentioned in the amendment is Sharia law." |
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| Sykes said his concern was compounded by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's comments during her confirmation hearings in June 2010 that she would be willing to consider international law when hearing cases before the court. |
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The Oklahoma controversy stems from a New Jersey legal case in which a Muslim woman went to a family court asking for a restraining order against her spouse, claiming he had raped her repeatedly. The judge ruled against her, saying that her husband was abiding by his Muslim beliefs regarding spousal duties. |
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/10/justice/oklahoma-sharia/index.html |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| You know, my timing is absolute crap. I've come back here to the US (about a year and a half ago), got a half-way decent job, brought my cats from Korea, wifey and I just bought a car last week, bought a bunch of furniture and whatnot, etc, and then in addition to the place just generally going into the toilet I have to read stuff like this. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Since first reading about this bill I haven't been able to figure out why they didn't just ban the use of religious law outright. |
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