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Unconstitutionality of state-level Sharia bans

Federal courts have found state-level bans on Sharia law to be unconstitutional as they target Islam and violate the Establishment Clause, with recent rulings culminating in the permanent striking down of Oklahoma's anti-Sharia amendment.

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Jan 15, 2026

What legal challenges succeeded against state 'anti‑Sharia' or foreign‑law bans, and on what grounds?

Federal courts successfully blocked and ultimately struck down high-profile state measures banning "Sharia" or broadly forbidding foreign or religious law, most notably Oklahoma’s 2010 State Question ...