Oklahoma Seeks to "Save" Itself from the Requirements of the U.S. Constitution
On Monday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument in Awad v. Ziriax, a legal challenge to Oklahoma's proposed "Save our State Amendment", which would prohibit Oklahoma state judges from considering international law, foreign law...
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9/11′s Legacy of Religious Discrimination
It's no secret that, after 9/11, a wave of anti-Muslim bigotry washed over the country. The intensity of that prejudice has sustained it for a decade, and, in many ways, anti-Muslim sentiment and fear of Islam seem even stronger and more deeply roo...
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Defending the Indefensible: Oklahoma Struggles to Salvage Its Unconstitutional Sharia Ban
Are all faiths equal under the law? Does the fundamental right to worship in this country depend on approval of the majority? These questions lie at the heart of a legal challenge by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Council on America...
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