OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday to block a new amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution prohibiting state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases.
U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange issued the order after an Oklahoma man filed a lawsuit claiming the amendment stigmatized his religion and would invalidate his will, which he said is based partly on Islamic law, or Sharia.
The measure, State Question 755, was approved with 70 percent of the vote last week. The judge’s order prevents the state Election Board from certifying the results of that vote, which it had planned to do this afternoon.
The order will remain in effect until a Nov. 22 hearing on a preliminary injunction.
