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September 26, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
A polygamy reporter hears from some interesting people.
Today, I had coffee with a German graduate student who's doing her master's thesis on —you guessed it — polygamy.
Fabia Krusenotto, who is 24 and studying at the University of Wuer... Full Story
September 28, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Government attorneys forcefully defended the state's right to outlaw polygamy today in their latest motion in the "Sister Wives" case.
(You may remember how they got slammed by the federal judge at the last hearing in this case).
Pointing to ab... Full Story
October 1, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
The Utah Supreme Court will release a decision tomorrow that will almost certainly decide the fate of the polygamous sect property trust once controlled by Warren Jeffs.
This is kind of a big deal.
The state took over the trust in 2005 as Jeffs and... Full Story
October 2, 2012 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
The Utah Supreme Court dealt a serious blow Tuesday to the polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs in an epic legal battle over its $114 million property trust.
The decision could void a landmark ruling handing the trust back to the sect and makes it m... Full Story
October 9, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
U.S. attorneys who filed a civil rights lawsuit against two polygamous towns are resisting a defense push to move the case to Utah.
The suit names both Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah, but it was filed in Phoenix.
The twin border towns ... Full Story
October 23, 2012 • By Erin Alberty The Salt Lake Tribune
A judge has ordered Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff to appear in court to discuss how the state will pay millions in past-due fees to the accountant in charge of a polygamous sect's seized property trust.
Third District Judge Denise Lindber... Full Story
October 23, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Bruce Wisan, the United Effort Plan trust administrator, has lawyers to pay and employees to feed. And with some of the polygamous sect trust's bills more than four years late, he doesn't look willing to wait nine months for a court-ordered... Full Story
October 26, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
I have a confession to make.
When I read the last court filing by Bruce Wisan, the administrator of the polygamous sect property trust once controlled by Warren Jeffs, he referred to a federal case filed against him and the reformed United Effort Pl... Full Story
November 6, 2012 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a polygamous sect's property trust should remain under state control, overturning an order returning the trust to the Warren Jeffs-led group and marking a major turning point in the long-running case.
... Full Story
November 5, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Big decision today: The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to keep the polygamous sect property trust once controlled by Warren Jeffs under state control, which should spell the beginning of the end of everybody's favorite quagmire.
(My favor... Full Story
November 10, 2012 • By Alex White
I did not vote for Mitt Romney and I am relieved that he will not be our president. Had Romney won the election I would be mourning the loss of a good, albeit imperfect, president, while being left to wonder what might have been if he had been given ... Full Story
November 20, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
ABC's 20/20 posted clips from a new story today on the polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs. See the promo here.
The piece focuses on Suzette Steed, a woman who left the sect in January. She was one of the people who was expelled around the end ... Full Story
November 20, 2012 • Utah's Right Blog by Donald Meyers
More Utahns will get to see the state's courts in action this spring.
The Utah Judicial Council approved rules Monday that will allow criminal and civil trials to be televised. Currently, only hearings in the Court of Appeals and the Utah Suprem... Full Story
November 27, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
The "20/20" investigation of the Warren Jeffs-led polygamous sect, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, was No. 1 in its time slot, according to TV Newser.
The show, which aired Friday at 10 p.m., drew 5.8 million viewers ... Full Story
December 10, 2012 • The Salt Lake Tribune
Welcome to Weekend Rewind, a glance back at The Tribune's news stories, top photos and opinions you may have missed over the weekend.
Top stories this past weekend
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December 11, 2012 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
A U.S. Department of Justice discrimination case filed against twin towns dominated by followers of Warren Jeffs won't move to Utah, a judge ruled Monday.
Government attorneys would likely have a more difficult time that the defense in getting ... Full Story
December 10, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Well, that didn't take long.
Usually around these parts we wait a month or so for a judge to make a ruling after a hearing. Not so in the Colorado City/Hildale federal discrimination case. A few months back, attorneys for the towns dominated by... Full Story
December 13, 2012 • The Polygamy Blog by Lindsay Whitehurst
Gov. Gary Herbert's new budget proposal released yesterday had a rather notable exception — for readers of this blog, anyway.
An approximately $5.6 million exception. That's right, the proposal doesn't set aside anything to pay the ... Full Story
December 16, 2012 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
Set to take over as Utah's top lawman at a pivotal time for polygamists, Attorney General-elect John Swallow said he doesn't plan to prosecute consenting adults in plural marriages but will defend the law that makes the practice a felony.
... Full Story
December 19, 2012 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
Utah' s reps oppose assault-weapons ban. Lee's chief of staff leaves to lobby. Romney's Christmas card is out.
Happy Wednesday. Mitt Romney's Christmas card is arriving in mailboxes around the country and features the largest Romn... Full Story
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