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Oklahoma to Hold November 2010 Referendum on Constitutional Amendment Banning State Courts from Applying International and Sharia Law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Contemporary Practice of the United States Relating to International Law
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 2010

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References

1 Oklahoma House of Representatives Press Release, Legislation Advances to Prevent Foreign Court Rulings from Impacting Oklahomans’ Rights (Mar. 15, 2010), at http://www.okhouse.gov/OkhouseMedia/ShowStoryaspx?MediaNewsID=3504.

2 The “Save Our State Amendment” passed in the Oklahoma House by 91 votes to 2, and the Senate by 41 votes to 2.

3 Joel, Siegel, Islamic Sharia Law to Be Banned in, ah, Oklahoma (June 14, 2010)Google Scholar, at http://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/oklahoma-pass-laws-prohibiting-islamic-sharia-laws-apply/story?id= 10908521.

6 For critical commentary on the amendment, see Gary, Born and Noelle, Berryman, Oklahoma ‘s “Save Our State Amendment” and Related Legislative Developments in the United States (June 10, 2010)Google Scholar, at http://kluwerarbitration blog.com/blog/2010/06/25/oklahoma’s“save-our-state-amendment”-and-related-legislative-developments-in-the-united-states/.