Several Muslim leaders said the constitution was the winner Monday when a federal judge barred the Oklahoma Election Board from certifying an amendment prohibiting state courts from considering international or Sharia law.

U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange issued a temporary restraining order on the certification and said she will take the matter up again on Nov. 22 to determine whether a preliminary injunction is warranted.

At issue is a voter-approved amendment barring Oklahoma courts from considering international law or Sharia law when making decisions.

Muneer Awad, executive director of the Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the amendment as unconstitutional. He sought the restraining order and a preliminary injunction to keep the state election board from certifying the amendment.