{UAH} POLYGAMY LEGAL IN AMERICA

 

(Pix not shown) Kody Brown, center, poses with his wives, from left, Robyn, Christine, Meri and Janelle. The Browns publicly revealed their lifestyle in 2010 and star in the TLC series “Sister Wives.” Kody Brown is only legally married to Meri, his first wife.

 

A federal judge ruled late Friday (DEC. 20, 2013) that a key section of Utah State law criminalizing polygamy is unconstitutional, granting multi-spouse families the right to live together without facing arrest, so long as they do not acquire multiple marriage licenses.

 

U.S. District Court Judge Clark Waddoups ruled Utah’s criminalization of cohabitation violated the due process and First Amendment religious freedom rights of the Brown family, which includes husband Kody Brown and his four wives.

 

The Browns are fundamentalist Mormons and the stars of TLC show “Sister Wives.” They chose to leave their home in Lehi, Utah, after local police and prosecutors launched an investigation into their lifestyle in 2010. Before moving to Las Vegas, a deputy Utah County attorney said, “The Browns have definitely made it easier for us by admitting to felonies on national TV.”

 

With this ruling, Africans who have more than one wife are wondering whether they could legally begin to live with their wives publicly without fear of arrest.  What of other states?  A lot of times, ruling in one state has a domino effect in other states.  So, possibly other states would start granting the same rights to marriages with polygamous relationships. At present, most Africans with more multiple wives live in the New York region and are Muslims.  New York State outlaws any form of polygamy.

 

If you are given the chance, would you accept being in a polygamous marriage?

 

 

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