A dozen U.S. states have passed “American Laws for American Courts” (ALAC) legislation

More than a dozen U.S. states have passed legislation or constitutional amendments designed to restrict state courts from applying foreign or religious law—commonly referred to as “American Laws for American Courts” (ALAC) legislation.

American Laws for American Courts (ALAC)

American Laws for American Courts (ALAC) is a state-level legislative measure designed to prevent U.S. state courts from applying foreign laws or legal doctrines that conflict with the rights and privileges guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions www.americanfreedomlawcenter.org+1.

Purpose and Scope

The ALAC Act aims to protect American constitutional values—such as due process, freedom of religion, speech, press, and privacy—from being undermined by foreign legal systems. It explicitly prohibits courts from basing rulings on “foreign law, legal code, or system” if doing so would deprive parties of the same fundamental liberties and rights afforded under U.S. and state law www.americanfreedomlawcenter.org.

The law defines “foreign law” broadly to include international organizations, tribunals, and legal systems outside U.S. states or territories, but excludes Native American tribal laws www.americanfreedomlawcenter.org. It applies to all state courts, boards, administrative agencies, and other adjudicative bodies.

Legislative Context

• Adoption: ALAC has been passed in 12 states, including Florida, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Washington Act for America.
• Motivation: Supporters argue it clarifies state public policy, prevents the “creep” of foreign legal doctrines (including Shariah law) into U.S. courts, and safeguards constitutional rights new.americanlawsforamericancourts.com.
• Criticism: Opponents note that some state laws already prohibit recognizing foreign judgments that violate public policy, and that ALAC’s scope could be seen as overreaching or unnecessary americanlawsforamericancourts.com.

Related Legal Issues

• Comity and Public Policy: Most states already have “void as against public policy” rules, but ALAC seeks to make the state’s public policy more explicit, especially regarding foreign laws americanlawsforamericancourts.com+1.
• Treaties: The law does not interfere with U.S. treaties, as they are part of the U.S. legal system under the Supremacy Clause americanlawsforamericancourts.com.
• Shariah Law Concerns: Proponents cite cases where Shariah law has been invoked in U.S. courts, sometimes in conflict with constitutional rights americanlawsforamericancourts.com+1.

Why It Matters

ALAC is part of a broader movement to assert U.S. legal sovereignty and ensure that state courts remain bound by domestic constitutional principles. It reflects ongoing debates about the role of foreign law in American jurisprudence and the limits of comity in U.S. courts new.americanlawsforamericancourts.com.

If you are in Florida, ALAC is in effect there, meaning state courts must avoid applying foreign laws that would infringe on U.S. or state constitutional rights.

States Enacting Restrictions on Foreign/Religious Law

• Alabama: Passed Amendment 3 in 2014 prohibiting courts from applying foreign laws, including religious law, if it violates state or federal constitutional rights.
• Arizona: Passed ALAC legislation in 2011 restricting judicial consideration of foreign law.
• Arkansas: Enacted ALAC-modeled legislation restricting foreign law applications.
• Florida: Enacted legislation governing foreign law applicability in family court proceedings.
• Kansas: Enacted Senate Bill 79 in 2012 barring courts from enforcing rulings based on foreign law systems that do not grant equal constitutional rights.
• Louisiana: Passed HB 785 in 2010 banning the application of foreign law that violates constitutional guarantees.
• Mississippi: Enacted legislation limiting the recognition of foreign law in state courts.
• North Carolina: Passed Senate Bill 461 in 2013 restricting foreign law in family law matters.
• South Dakota: Enacted legislation in 2012 restricting the use of foreign law systems.
• Tennessee: Passed legislation in 2011 restricting judicial use of foreign and international laws.
• Texas: Passed legislation restricting foreign laws from superseding constitutional rights in family law cases.

Key Legal Context

• Explicit vs. Neutral Wording: The majority of these enacted statutes use religion-neutral language (banning “foreign legal codes” or “foreign laws” that conflict with U.S. or state constitutions) rather than explicitly naming Sharia law. This design allows them to withstand First Amendment Establishment Clause challenges.
• Struck-Down Exceptions: In 2010, Oklahoma voters passed the “Save Our State Amendment,” which explicitly named and banned Sharia law. Federal courts struck down the law in 2012 (Awad v. Ziriax), ruling that targeting a specific religion violated the U.S. Constitution.

The Bottom Line

Shariah Laws are anti-American and violate our constitutional rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Shariah demands all infidels, non-Muslims, to submit or die. Sharia is:

• Anti-American
• Anti-Christian
• Anti-Semitic

Today we are witnessing the Democrat Socialists march hand-in-hand with the Islamo-Nazis.

Supporters of Shariah law in America are called the “Red-Green Axis of evil.”

It is spreading accross America. It must be stopped or else our Consitutional Republic with fall.

©2026 Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.). All rights reserved.

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