Shariah Law and American State Courts: An Assessment of State Appellate Court Cases
This study evaluates published appellate legal cases that involved “conflict of law” issues between Shariah (Islamic law) and American state law.
Introduction: Statistical Presentation of Data
Table 1-Cases by State
Number of Cases | State |
6 | New Jersey |
5 | California |
4 | Florida |
4 | Massachusetts |
4 | Washington |
3 | Maryland |
3 | Texas |
3 | Virginia |
2 | Iowa |
2 | Louisiana |
2 | Nebraska |
1 | Arizona |
1 | Arkansas |
1 | Delaware |
1 | Illinois |
1 | Indiana |
1 | Maine |
1 | Michigan |
1 | Minnesota |
1 | Missouri |
1 | New Hampshire |
1 | Ohio |
1 | South Carolina |
Table 2-States by Cases
State | Number of Cases |
Arizona | 1 |
Arkansas | 1 |
California | 5 |
Deleaware | 1 |
Florida | 4 |
Illinois | 1 |
Indiana | 1 |
Iowa | 2 |
Louisiana | 2 |
Maine | 1 |
Maryland | 3 |
Massachusetts | 4 |
Michigan | 1 |
Minnesota | 1 |
Missouri | 1 |
Nebraska | 2 |
New Hampshire | 1 |
New Jersey | 6 |
Ohio | 1 |
South Carolina | 1 |
Texas | 3 |
Virginia | 3 |
Washington | 4 |
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