2 Studies Released: Religious Courts In US and State Bans on Applying Foreign Or Religious Law

Earlier this week, the Pew Forum On Religion & Public Life released two related studies. The first, titled Applying God’s Law: Religious Courts and Mediation in the U.S. surveys the routine operation of religious courts across the United States. The second is titled State Legislation Restricting Use of Foreign or Religious Law.  It surveys developments in 32 states in which legislation has been proposed, including 6 in which legislation has been enacted, to ban state courts from considering foreign or religious law in their decision making.