Tag Archives: Polygamy

10th Circuit declines to revisit Utah polygamy decision

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on May 13, 2016

Today the Tenth Circuit denied a petition for en banc review in Brown v. Buhman, the challenge to Utah’s anti-bigamy statute brought by reality television star Kody Brown and his four “sister wives.” Last month, the Tenth Circuit found that … Continue reading →

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10th Circuit orders “Sister Wives” polygamy case dismissed as moot

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on April 11, 2016

Today, in the controversial case of Brown v. Buhman, the Tenth Circuit held that a challenge to Utah’s anti-bigamy statute brought by reality television star Kody Brown and his four “sister wives” is moot, and vacated the judgment in their … Continue reading →

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Tenth Circuit “judges press Utah about polygamy ban in ‘Sister Wives’ case”

by Emil J. Kiehne Posted on January 22, 2016

Donna Bryson of the Associated Press has this report on yesterday’s Tenth Circuit oral argument in Brown v. Buhman, where the State of Utah is challenging a district court’s ruling striking down parts of a state law banning polygamy. The … Continue reading →

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