Comments on: Polygamy Laws Expose Our Own Hypocrisy

By: Tony Clayton

Tony Clayton — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:31:51 +0000

Partly the things that make a person detest polygamy possibly, is ignorance on the subject of relationship psychology.

By: Tony Clayton

Tony Clayton — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:30:14 +0000

True, your article. I think the law needs updating

By: Woman Arrested on False Reporting Charges in Colorado Springs — Tied to Polygamy Case in Texas « JONATHAN TURLEY

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:45:30 +0000

[...] in such an arrangement, particularly given its religious foundations. For a prior column, click here. It is rare for polygamists to actually seek marriage licenses. In past cases, authorities first [...]

By: North Carolina Couple Charged With Bigamy « JONATHAN TURLEY

North Carolina Couple Charged With Bigamy « JONATHAN TURLEY — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:29:53 +0000

[...] I have been a critic of polygamy laws because I believe that consenting adults should be able to choose their lifestyles so long as it does not involve harming children or others. Polygamy is an obnoxious practice to the vast majority of Americans, but it is also a good-faith religious practice to many. Click here. [...]

By: Fabio Vitale

Fabio Vitale — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:36:16 +0000

Dear professor, My name is Fabio, I am a Lawyer in Brasil. I have been working on an article which deals with the problem of polygamy. In Brasil, eve though we have a roman civil-law system, there are decisions in favour of recognition of homosexual or more properly based the affection between people of the same sex. The courts have used maily the work of foreing jurisdoctors, such as Dworkin or Alexi, to reduce the power of the written law, in order to apply constitutional principles. The first decision os the Brazilian Supreme Court (www.stf.gov.br) was based on the principles of “dignity of the human being”, “right to persue hapiness”, “equality of rigths” and so on. I am having a hard time in findind jurisprudence on polygamy cases, and I would really appretiate if you could help me.

By: Polygamist Goes on Trial « JONATHAN TURLEY

Polygamist Goes on Trial « JONATHAN TURLEY — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:13:20 +0000

[...] debate is not relevant to Jeffs who is accused of conventional crimes. For prior columns, click here and [...]