Bills Passed to Protect Constitutional Freedoms

American Laws for American Courts (ALAC) prohibits state judges from applying foreign law, which can include sharia law, when doing so infringes on constitutional rights.

State

Year

Bill No.

Alabama

2014

#884

Arizona

2011

HB 2064

Arkansas

2017

HB 1041

Florida

2014

SB 386

Kansas

2012

SB 79

Louisiana

2010

HB 785

Mississippi

2015

HB 177

North Carolina

2013

HB 695

Oklahoma

2013

HB 1060

South Dakota

2012

HB 1253

Tennessee

2010

HB 3740

Texas

2017

HB 45

Washington

2015

SB 5498

 

Free Speech Defense Act, formerly known as “Rachel’s Law,” protects the First Amendment rights of US authors, speakers and journalists against foreign judgments that run counter to the US constitution.

State

Year

Bill No.

California

2009

SB 320

Connecticut

2017

SB 1020

Florida

2009

HB 949

Illinois

2008

PA 095-0865

Louisiana

2010

 

Maryland

2010

HB 193

New York

2008

SB 6676-C

Oklahoma

2013

 

South Dakota

2013

 

Tennessee

2010

HB 3300

Utah

2010

HB 96