Summary C12 - Business Law Case Analysis 4, Awad v. Ziriax - Ashworth College

C12 - Business Law Case Analysis 4, Awad v. Ziriax - Ashworth College. Summarize the facts of the case Approval was received after gaining a majority of votes from Oklahoma residents on November 2nd, 2010 regarding an amendment called “Save our State Amendment”, which was to be made to the Oklahoma Constitution. This amendment was created with the intent of preventing courts within the state from both considering as well as using the Sharia Law during cases. If all went accordingly, the amendment would have gone through certification by the Oklahoma Election Board seven days later and would have been included within the Oklahoma State constitution. Two days after the voters approved the amendment, Muneer Awad brought charges against individuals on the Election Board in an effort to avoid certifying the results of the election. Paul Ziriax was the Agency head on the Oklahoma Election Board and therefore the suit was stated in his name. Awad was an avid Muslamic follower and also the executive director of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Awad that he was suing because he felt as though his rights under the Establishment as well as the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution were violated by the Save our State Amendment which was now approved. He claimed that implementation of the amendment would cause multiple adverse consequences, such as stigmatizing individuals who practice the Muslim faith, inhibiting the practice of Islam, disabling a court from probating his last will and testament (which contained references to Sharia law), limiting the relief Muslims can obtain from Oklahoma state courts, and fostering excessive entanglement between the government and his