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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