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Many unanswered questions linger about the Great Eldorado Polygamist Roundup

Having had a few hours to ponder the implications of today's welcome ruling by Texas 3rd Court of Appeals that the seizure of kids from the YFZ Ranch wasn't justified (and to read what commenters and other bloggers had to say on the topic), here are some questions I'm still wondering tonight:Overruling a judge on an "abuse of discretion" standard, by any measure a legal rarity, lays the blame for this entire fiasco at the feet of San Angelo District Judge Barbara Walther. How will she react? Will Judge Walther use the ten days given her by the 3rd Court of Appeals to hold a new round of "14 day hearings," or defer to the appellate court and just let the kids go home?Any new hearings must respect the appellate judges' insistence that a) the entire ranch is not one household and b) that specific, immediate abuse must be shown to justify a seizure...continue to full post

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