01
A neutral foreign-and-religious-law rule
State and federal courts should refuse to enforce any judgment, decree, or arbitration award — from any tradition — that violates due process, equal protection, the best interests of a child, or the right to leave a religion. Do not write “Sharia” into the operative clause. Write “fundamental rights.”
02
Hard look at family-law arbitration
Commercial arbitration between businesses is one thing. Custody, divorce, and support are another. Require judicial review of religious-tribunal outcomes in family cases, a record of proceedings, and a clear, uncoerced waiver in the person’s language.
03
Count the crimes we already have
Honor-based violence and forced marriage should be trackable in law-enforcement data without turning every Muslim homicide into a morality play. FGM statutes should exist in every state and be explained to pediatricians and teachers.
04
Protect exit and speech
Apostasy and blasphemy are legal in America. Public institutions should not treat criticism of religious law as a bias incident by default. Campus and workplace policies that smuggle blasphemy rules into “inclusion” codes should be challenged.
05
Fund exits, not pamphlets only
Shelter, immigration-informed legal aid, and specialized advocates for people fleeing religious coercion. An education site that cannot point to help is a speech and not a movement.
06
No public money for unequal status
Government grants should not underwrite programs that teach girls they hold half a legal personality, or that civil court is forbidden.
This list is a starter. Convert it into model bill language and a one-page for statehouses when counsel is in the room.
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