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  • Judge orders use of Islamic law in Tampa lawsuit over mosque leadership

    03/22/2011 9:23:26 AM PDT · by Evil Slayer · 32 replies
    St. Petersburg Times ^ | 3/22/11 | William R. Levesque
    TAMPA — The question of what law applies in any Florida courtroom usually comes down to two choices: federal or state. But Hillsborough Circuit Judge Richard Nielsen is being attacked by conservative bloggers after he ruled in a lawsuit March 3 that, to resolve one crucial issue in the case, he will consult a different source. "This case," the judge wrote, "will proceed under Ecclesiastical Islamic Law." Nielsen said he will decide in a lawsuit against a local mosque, the Islamic Education Center of Tampa, whether the parties in the litigation properly followed the teachings of the Koran in obtaining...