Religion & Law

Texas Appeals Order to Release Polygamists’ Children
Texas Appeals Order to Release Polygamists’ Children :: Sad Parallels Between the Raid and Guantanamo

Lowry: Big Trouble
Polygamists are trying to ride on the liberal wave of nonjudgmentalism and of hostility to traditional marriage.

School's Out but Polygamists Return Home
While most kids are celebrating the end of school for summer, some of the Texas polygamist children are headed back to the compound on Monday. According to the AP, a tentative agreement would allow parents to reclaim their children if they show proper identification, take parenting classes, and remain in Texas...

On Polygamists, Blawgers' Silence is Deafening
Why is the biggest legal story in the news being ignored by the legal blogosphere? On Thursday, more than 400 lawyers will appear at the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas, to represent the interests of the 416...

"Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' kids."
"Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' kids." The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "An appeals court has ruled that Texas had no right to seize hundreds of children from polygamous sect...

Future Legal Action Against the Texas Polygamists
I should stress that many of the Texas FLDS members may still be in huge legal trouble, despite the conclusion that the raid was illegal (and likely unconstitutional) as to...