 shariah law in michigan  michigan house bill 4769 the restriction of the application of foreign laws was introduced in 2011 the language of the bill is similar to other antishariah bills that have been introduced and in some cases passed in other states kansas governor sam brownback signed a similar law intended to prevent the state rsquo s courts or agencies from basing decisions on foreign legal codes it says courts administrative agencies and state tribunals cannot base rulings on any foreign law or legal system that would not grant the same rights guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions the michigan group promoting legislation similar to the kansas law says it wants to protect americans rsquo freedoms from ldquo infiltration rdquo by foreign laws and legal doctrines ldquo especially islamic shariah law rdquo for an article on the push to keep other legal doctrines out our our legal system click on the following link  http wwwnytimescom 20120526 us kansaslawbanstheuseofforeignlegalcodeshtml to read house bill 4769 click on this link  http wwwlegislaturemigov 28s 28vlj1dbnejrbknk2nypcaikug 2929 milegaspx page getobject objectname 2011hb4769 19  shariah law michigan  