Court ruling doesn't affect Oklahoma ALAC

Visit our News page August 20, 2013 Court ruling doesn’t affect Oklahoma ALAC Last week a federal court issued a permanent injunction against Oklahoma constitutional amendment SB 755, which was approved by Oklahoma voters in 2010. The court did so because SB 755 singled out sharia law. But for all practical purposes the amendment had already been struck down by a previous court ruling. This latest ruling just made the injunction permanent, and it was expected. We’ve gotten numerous emails asking if this court ruling affected American Laws for American Courts legislation (ALAC) that Oklahoma passed in the spring. The answer is “no.” ALAC does not single out sharia law but instead prohibits judges from applying any foreign law if doing so conflicts with the Constitution or constitutional rights. ALAC has not been challenged in court in any of the states where it has been passed. In fact, last September a judge in Kansas ruled he could not apply sharia law in a case because of the ALAC legislation Kansas passed earlier in the year. ACT! for America played a key role in getting the Kansas legislation passed, as we generated over 30,000 phone calls and emails to Kansas legislators. We were also instrumental in getting the Oklahoma legislation passed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America P.O. Box 12765 Pensacola, FL 32591 www.actforamerica.org ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America’s national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. The news items, blogs, educational materials and other information in our emails and on our website are only intended to provide information, news and commentary on events and issues related to the threat of radical Islam. Much of this information is based upon media sources, such as the AP wire services, newspapers, magazines, books, online news blog and news services, and radio and television, which we deem to be reliable. However, we have undertaken no independent investigation to verify the accuracy of the information reported by these media sources. We therefore disclaim all liability for false or inaccurate information from these media sources. We also disclaim all liability for the third-party information that may be accessed through the material referenced in our emails or posted on our website. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation.