The Brown Family is fighting for their right to be a legal family. The stars of TLC’s ‘Sister Wives’ joined hundreds of other polygamous people on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on Feb. 10 to rally together in support of plural marriage.
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Polygamous families protest US bigamy law
The family on the TV reality show Sister Wives and several hundred other protesters in polygamous relationships have rallied in Utah, saying they will not stop fighting for the right to plural marriage. Holding signs saying “I love all my moms” and “If we were gay, we’d be OK”, the group gathered in the rain on the steps of the Utah Capitol on Friday afternoon.
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Several hundred people in polygamist relationships say they want Utah lawmakers and law enforcement officials to k… . Kody Brown, center, from TV’s reality show “Sister Wives,” marches during a protest at the state Capitol Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, in Salt Lake City.
Polygamous families protest bigamy law at Utah Capitol
Holding signs that read, “I love all my moms,” and “If we were gay, we’d be OK,” the group rallied in the rain on the steps of the Utah Capitol on Friday afternoon. “I am not a criminal,” proclaimed Joe Darger, a Utah man who has three wives and helped organize the rally.
Supreme Court declines to review Utah anti-bigamy statute
They were challenging the constitutionality of a little-used Utah statute that says bigamy is a third degree felony. They claimed the statute “infringed their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights,” and sought a permanent injunction against the state of Utah preventing enforcement of the law.
High court won’t hear ‘Sister Wives’ appeal 31 mins ago
The latest on the Supreme Court’s decision against hearing an appeal from the family on TV’s “Sister Wives” challenging Utah’s law banning polygamy. An attorney for a TV’s “Sister Wives” family says the U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear an appeal of Utah’s law banning polygamy won’t end the larger fight by plural and unconventional families for equal status.
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Sister Wives Polygamy Law Appeal
Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown and Janelle Brown from ‘Sister Wives’ on April 14, 2012 in Las Vegas. The provision bars married people from living with a second purported “spiritual spouse” even if the man is legally married to just one woman – The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from the family on TV’s “Sister Wives” challenging Utah’s law banning polygamy.
Major loss for ‘Sister Wives’
In this file publicity photo provided by TLC, Kody Brown, center, poses with his wives, from left, Robyn, Christine, Meri and Janelle, in a promotional photo for the reality series, “Sister Wives,” which aired in March, 2011. The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from the family on TV’s “Sister Wives” challenging Utah’s law banning polygamy.
“Sister Wives'” Robyn,Meri, Cody, Janelle and Christine Brown visit…
The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from the family on TV’s “Sister Wives” challenging Utah’s law banning polygamy. The justices on Monday left in place a lower court ruling that said Kody Brown and his four wives can’t sue over the law because they weren’t charged under it.
US Supreme Court could discuss ‘Sister Wives’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court could discuss a request Thursday from the polygamous family from TV’s “Sister Wives” to hear their case for legalizing polygamy. High court action on the family’s appeal could come as early as Monday following the conference Thursday at which the justices considered adding new cases to their calendar and rejected most pending appeals.