Use of Islamic law OK in civil case, judge rules

by JOSÉ PATIÑO GIRONA
Tampa Tribune
October 31, 2011

https://www.legal-project.org/1827/use-of-islamic-law-ok-in-civil-case-judge-rules

Excerpt:

A state appeals court has ruled that a Hillsborough County Circuit judge can consider Islamic law to decide a civil case between a mosque and its former trustees.

The decision by the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Lakeland to decline the appeal of the Islamic Education Center of Tampa sends the case back to Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Richard A. Nielsen. Nielsen's decision in March to allow the case to proceed under "ecclesiastical Islamic law" drew national attention when the ruling was criticized by conservative bloggers.

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