SHARIAH IN AMERICAN COURTS The Expanding Incursion of Islamic Law in the U.S. Legal System CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY PRESS 1 Shariah in American Courts: The Expanding Incursion of Islamic Law in the U.S. Legal System is published in the United States by the Center for Security Policy Press, a division of the Center for Security Policy. December 9, 2014 THE CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 201 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 835-­‐9077 | Email: [email protected] For more information, please see securefreedom.org Book design by Adam Savit Cover design by Alex VanNess 2 TABLE OF C ONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................... 3 FOREWORD ............................................................................................................ 7 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................... 11 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 13 URVIEW P ........................................................................................................................... 13 URPOSE P ............................................................................................................................ 14 INDINGS F Why ........................................................................................................................... Are Conflicts Between Shariah and U.S. Federal, 15 State or Local HAT S HARIAH W Law I S a Problem?? ......................................................................................................... ................................ .......................................................................... 17 18 TOP RIOR 20 ESEARCH CASES ..................................................................................................... 23 P R ............................................................................................................. 19 S.D. V. M.J.R. HOSAIN . V MALIK D UPER T PP IV 1. IN RE M ARRIAGE , 2 A.3 OF O BAIDI412 (N.J. S . C . A . D . 2010). ................... 23 D D T PEC PP 2. CHAUDRY . V C HAUDRY, 671 A. 2 988 (M . C . S . A . 1996). ................. 23 D ASH T PP 3. , 227 P. 3 787 (W . C . A . 2010). ....... 24 D UPER T PP IV 4. TARIKONDA . V P INJARI, 388 A. 2 1000 (N.J. S . C . A . D . 1978). ............................................................................................................................................. KARSON . V S OLEIMANI 24 O ICH T PP 5. , N . 287403 (M . C . A . 2009). .................... 25 6. , NOS. B216360, B219698 (CAL. C T. A PP. 2010). ............................................................................................................................................. 25 ATIONWIDE ESOURCES ORP V ASSABNI ASSABNI AND OUHEIL 7. INN RE C USTODY R OF R., MINOR C CHILD. M , M , Z , RIZ D T PP 143 A . 460, 694 P.2 290 (C . A . 1984). ................................................ 26 O ASH T PP 8. TAZZIZ V. T AZZIZ , N . 21565-­‐9-­‐II (W . C . A . 1997).RHODES ............................................................................................................................... V. ITT SHERATON C ORP 26 O ASS PP T 9. ABD A LLA V. M OURSSI, N . 88-­‐P-­‐941 (M . A . C . 1988). ........................... 27 ASS PTR ASS 10. EL-­‐FARRA V. S AYYED, ET AL ., 9 M . L. R . 355 (M . 1999).27 D INN T PP 11. IN RE M ARRIAGE OF M ALAK, 680 N.W.2 569 (M . C . A . 2004). ......... 28 D RK 12. ., 226 S.W.3 792 (A . 2006). .................... 28 AL PP D AL T PP 13. IN RE M ARRIAGE OF S HABAN, 182 C . A . 3 1018 (C . C . A . 1986). ............................................................................................................................... 29 14. , 105 CAL. R PTR. 2D 863 (CAL. CT. A PP. 2001). ............................................................................................................................... 29 AUDI ASIC NDUS ORP V OBIL ANU ETROCHEM O NC AND 15. ASKILEH B . V E LCHAHALI . C . M Y P . C ., I . XXON HEM RABIA NC D EL E ALEEM C . V . A ALEEM , I ., 866 A. 2 (D . 2005). ......................................... 30 O D LA IST T PP 16. IN RE M ARRIAGE OF V ,RYONIS660 S . 2 246 (F . D . C . A . 1996). ..... 31 D D D 17. , 404 M . 404, 947 A.2 489 (M . 2008). .................. 31 18. , 202 CAL. A PP. 3D 712 (CAL. C T. A PP. 1988). ............................................................................................................................... 32 3 IN RE M ARRIAGE OF D ONBOLI FARAH . V FARAH O ASH T PP 19. , N . 53861-­‐6-­‐I (W . C . A . 2005). 32 STATISTICAL PRESENTA TION D OF DATA A .................................................... T PP 35 20. , 429 S.E.2 626 (V . C . A . 1993). ........................... 33 ABLE ASES BY TATES T 1 -­‐ C S .......................................................................................... 35 ABLE ASES BY ATEGORY T 2 -­‐ C C .................................................................................... 36 ABLE RIAL OURT HARIAH OMPLIANT ECISION T 3 -­‐ T C S C D ...................................... 37 ABLE PPELLATE OURT HARIAH OMPLIANT ECISION T 4 -­‐ A C S C D ............................ 37 LIST ABLE OF ASES CASES BY OUNTRY INVOLVING RIGINATING SHARIAH ONFLICT BY STATE...................................... OF OREIGN AWS 39 T 5 -­‐ C C O C F L * ..... 38 RIZONA A ............................................................................................................................ 39 RKANSAS A .......................................................................................................................... 39 ALIFORNIA C ....................................................................................................................... 39 ONNECTICUT C ................................................................................................................... 40 ELAWARE D ........................................................................................................................ 40 LORIDA F ............................................................................................................................. 40 EORGIA G ............................................................................................................................. 41 LLINOIS I ............................................................................................................................. 41 NDIANA I ............................................................................................................................. 41 OWA I ................................................................................................................................... 41 ANSAS K .............................................................................................................................. 41 ENTUCKY K ......................................................................................................................... 41 OUISIANA L ......................................................................................................................... 42 AINE M ................................................................................................................................ 42 ARYLAND M ........................................................................................................................ 42 ASSACHUSSETTS M ............................................................................................................ 42 ICHIGAN M .......................................................................................................................... 42 INNESOTA M ....................................................................................................................... 42 ISSOURI M ........................................................................................................................... 43 EBRASKA N ......................................................................................................................... 43 EW AMPSHIRE N H ............................................................................................................. 43 EW ERSEY N J ...................................................................................................................... 43 EW ORK N Y ......................................................................................................................... 44 ORTH AROLINA N C ............................................................................................................ 44 HIO O ................................................................................................................................... 44 KLAHOMA O ........................................................................................................................ 45 ENNSYLVANIA P ................................................................................................................. 45 OUTH AROLINA S C ............................................................................................................. 45 ENNESSEE T ........................................................................................................................ 45 EXAS T ................................................................................................................................ 45 IRGINIA V ...........................................................................................................................