LR FOLLOW-UP

From Eric Dondero:

We reported the day after the elections last Tuesday on the overwhelming win of Oklahoma conservatives and libertarians over those wanting to bring Sharia Law to US courts. The measure to block Sharia, originally introduced by a libertarian Republican State Rep., passed with 70% of the vote.

Now, an activist judge has stepped in to block its implementation.

From WSJ, "Oklahoma Sharia ban blocked":

A federal judge blocked Oklahoma officials Monday from implementing a voter-approved referendum that singles out Islamic religious law, or Shariah, as a threat to the state.

Chief Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange, of U.S. District Court in Oklahoma City, set a Nov. 22 hearing to consider whether the Save Our State Amendment violates the U.S. Constitution. Until then, she issued a temporary restraining order preventing the state Election Board from certifying State Question 755, which passed by 70% on Nov. 2.

The measure directs state courts to ignore "legal precepts of other nations or cultures" and specifically forbids consideration of "international law or Sharia Law."

A Muslim activist in Oklahoma City, Muneer Awad, filed suit last week, alleging the measure violated the First Amendment, which forbids government from promoting an "establishment of religion" or interfering with "free exercise" of religion.