The bill, SB1026, seeks to prevent Arizona courts from using any Religious sectarian law as persuasive authority. It specifically prohibits "Sharia Law, Cannon Law, Halacha law, and Karma." Although it does not prohibit courts from applying "principles on which the United States was founded."
I have yet to see a court interpreting the law of moral cause and effect in a legal decision, and highly doubt if its passed that it will be challenged. Nevertheless, I can not think of anything more ironic than this law being struck down as overstepping the boundary of legislative authority in to the affairs of the judiciary. Although I'm not sure what the jurisprudence around separation of powers in in AZ.
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