Polygamy/bigamy ok in Utah.

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Polygamy/bigamy ok in Utah.

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The Browns then sued Utah County along with Utah's governor and attorney general, claiming the state's bigamy statute violates their constitutional rights to due process, equal protection, free exercise of religion, free speech and freedom of association.

A federal judge later dropped the state from the case but allowed it to continue against the county.

U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups said he dismissed Gov. Gary Herbert and Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff because Shurtleff had assured the Browns they wouldn't be prosecuted under his policy that consenting adult polygamists won't be charged as long as they're not committing other crimes.
_Yoda

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Post by _Yoda »

Interesting.

I think it is pretty well known that Utah has turned a blind eye to polygamy for some time.
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