Via The Blaze:
On Tuesday, The Blaze covered the ongoing debate over Sharia (Islamic law) in America. In Oklahoma, courts are debating whether citizens have the right to ban Sharia and in Michigan, a group of Muslims have come out in strong opposition to Islamic law.
These are only two examples of states in which restrictions are being sought on foreign laws that some fear will work their way into the American judicial system.
Earlier on Wednesday, the debate over Islamic law found its way back into the headlines when a judge refused Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s request to be judged by Islamic, rather than American, law.
Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas day back in 2009, expressed disappointment with Federal Judge Nancy Edmunds’ decision. He reiterated his belief that the Quran, Islam’s holy book, should set the rules governing his case.