NEW YORK - A US District Judge in Oklahoma on Monday granted an injunction that bars certification of a voter-approved anti-Islam measure. If it had been certified, the measure would have amended that states constitution to forbid judges from considering Islamic law or international law when deciding a case. Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange had earlier issued a temporary restraining order in favour of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which had sued to nullify the law completely. While the public has an interest in the will of the voters being carried out, wrote the judge in Mondays order, The court finds that the public has a more profound and long-term interest in upholding an individuals constitutional rights. The language of her 15-page order indicated Miles-LaGrange has initial doubts about the constitutionality of the ballot measure. She said that the case goes to the very foundation of our country, our Constitution, and particularly the Bill of Rights. Throughout the course of our countrys history, the will of the 'majority has on occasion conflicted with the constitutional rights of individuals. The amendment, approved on November 2 by voters, forbids state courts from using or considering international law or Islamic Shariah law in making rulings. Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange issued the injunction sought by Muneer Awad, 27, CAIRs executive director in Oklahoma who challenged the amendment on the grounds it allegedly demonizes his faith. Miles-LaGrange wrote Awad has made a strong showing that State Question 755s amendments primary effect inhibits religion and that the amendment fosters an excessive government entanglement with religion. The judges order, which extended a restraining order issued Nov. 22, prevents the state from certifying the referendum results until she rules on the merits of the plaintiffs claims. Miles-LaGrange provided no timetable for her final ruling or how the case will proceed. Since the lawsuit was filed, the main mosques in Tulsa and Oklahoma City have received a flood of hate mail, including one video of a man destroying a mosque. As the judge pointed out, the will of the people is not always just, said Imad Enchassi, the imam at the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City. The will of the people seems like it was manipulated by a well-funded campaign of hate, bigotry and xenophobia. On his part, Awad said, We applaud todays ruling and welcome the opportunity it offers to demonstrate that Oklahomas Muslim community simply seeks to enjoy the civil and religious rights guaranteed to all Americans by our Constitution. Awads lawsuit, based on his own faith-based will, says the measure (SQ 755) violates the First Amendments Establishment Clause that bars government bodies from making laws respecting the establishment of religion.