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3rd Court of Appeals: State had no right to seize YFZ Ranch kids!

See the initial report from AP. The court said the grounds for removal were "legally and factually insufficient." More at The Common Room, the Lone Star Times, and Messenger and Advocate.UPDATE: Here's a more indepth account. The ruling only applies to 38 mothers represented by Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, however the "nature of the ruling may eventually mean other sect children will be affected by it as well." Here's Brooke Adams' initial coverage from the Salt Lake Tribune. She reports that "hearings on the children's status, sheduled for this afternoon and Friday, have been canceled. District judges are conferring about what to do next."SEE ALSO: coverage from the Washington Post, Dahlia Lithwick at Slate, the Deseret News, and the Houston Chronicle (also here)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 22, 2008 (boomark / email).