Supreme Court Makes Ruling On Shariah Law In America And It Isnt Good Recently, the Supreme Court made a ruling that could have a serious impact on Shariah law in America. In the case of Holt vs. Hobbs, the Supreme Court made a 9-0 decision that ruled that prison officials cannot arbitrarily ban peaceful religious practices. The defendant in the case is Abdul Muhammad, a prison inmate in Arkansas who was told that he could not grow a half-inch beard for religious purposes. According to reports, the court ruled that the unquestionable deference to the prison rules went against the law. Both liberals and conservatives had mixed feelings about the rulings. Some believed that the ruling would bring Shariah law closer to America. Other felt that ruling against Muhammad would violate his own religious liberties. The court repeated a fundamental American principle today: government doesnt get to ride roughshod over religious practices, said Eric Rassbach, attorney for Muhammad. Where government can accommodate religion, it ought to. Whats more, the courts unanimous decision today, and the broad-based support among such diverse groups in this case, shows that religious liberty remains one of the central ideals of America that unifies us as a nation. What do you think? Do you believe that this puts us a step closer to Shariah law, or a step in the right direction for religious freedom? 