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Utah high court hears communal land trust dispute

By Jennifer Dobner (The Associated Press)
Last Edit: Feb 17 2010 - 1:33pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a five-year-old dispute over control of a communal land trust once held by Warren Jeffs' polygamous church.

Polygamous church in Utah names new president

By Jennifer Dobner (The Associated Press)
Last Edit: Feb 15 2010 - 1:00pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- A polygamous church led by Warren Jeffs before he was jailed in 2007 has named a new president who is facing bigamy charges.

Court hears dismissal arguments in Jeffs rape case

By The Associated Press
Last Edit: Jan 29 2010 - 5:21pm

ST. GEORGE, Utah -- A state court judge on Friday heard dismissal arguments in a rape case involving a man whose 2001 spiritual marriage was the basis for the Utah criminal trial of polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs.

Texas polygamist sect member guilty of sex assault

By Michelle Roberts (The Associated Press)
Last Edit: Nov 5 2009 - 6:09pm
(HARRY CABLUCK/The Associated Press) Raymond Jessop (left) the first man to face criminal charges following the raid of a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch in April, 2008, is seen outside the courtroom during a recess in his trial in Eldorado, Texas on Thursday. He could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison if convicted of sexual assault of a child, a charge stemming from his alleged marriage to an underage girl. His father, Merril Jessop, is in the background.

ELDORADO, Texas— Jurors in the first criminal trial following the raid of a polygamist group’s Texas ranch have convicted a member of sexual assault of a child.

Abuse workshop leader in Layton says children in polygamist sects trapped in ‘no-win’ situation

By Loretta Park (Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau)
Last Edit: Nov 3 2009 - 11:38pm

LAYTON — The polygamy culture is never going be eradicated from the U.S., one presenter at a child abuse conference said Tuesday.

Utah Supreme Court hears Warren Jeffs appeal

By Jennifer Dobner (The Associated Press)
Last Edit: Nov 3 2009 - 9:00pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Attorneys for imprisoned polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs on Tuesday argued before the Utah Supreme Court that his 2007 criminal conviction should be overturned.

FLDS man sues Arizona over loss of police job

By The Associated Press
Last Edit: Sep 21 2009 - 8:07am

 SALT LAKE CITY -- A former police officer from a polygamous community has filed a lawsuit against Arizona officials, claiming he was defamed and his civil rights violated when they revoked his police certification.

Attorneys for Preston Barlow filed the lawsuit Friday in Maricopa County Superior Court. Named as defendants are Attorney General Terry Goddard, two investigators and the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.

FLDS bishops appeal ruling to Utah Supreme Court

By The Associated Press
Last Edit: Sep 9 2009 - 9:33pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Two polygamous church bishops are asking the Utah Supreme Court to overturn a district court's decision that they say denies them their constitutional right to carry out their ecclesiastical duties.

Attorneys for Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints bishops Lyle Jeffs and James Oler filed a notice of appeal with the court Aug. 26.

FLDS want judge to revoke sale of cows from farm

By The Associated Press
Last Edit: Jun 30 2009 - 4:28pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Attorneys for a southern Utah polygamous church are asking a judge to reverse the sale of cows from a church farm by a court-appointed accountant.Papers filed in 3rd District Court on Friday say the sale of 565 heifers from Harker Farms in Beryl decimates the value of the farm -- a key asset in settlement negotiations over the United Effort Plan trust.

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