Malum in seIn the late 19th century, the Mormon community claimed the right to practice polygamy under the First Amendment. The Supreme Court firmly rejected their claim. The Court based its decision on historical, prudential, and sociological grounds. However, the question of polygamy has been ...
In the 1800s — when the mainstream LDS Churh still practiced polygamy —“religious cohabitation” in Utah could have actually resulted in “multiple purportedly legal marriages.” Today, however, simply living together doesn’t amount to being “married,” Waddoups writes. “The court finds the...
marriage debate, Mark Henkel has also given public legal testimony on more than one occasion. Watch theexample, from April 22, 2009, when he presented that win-win solution before an audience of 4,000 people and the legislative committee in Augusta, Maine, considering a same sex marriage law...
The Legal Challenges of Polygamy in the USA Polygamy is inherently wrong. It is unsavory and it can lead to patriarchy, adultery, and can fracture fidelity. Furthermore, creating an exception to ... John Witte Jr 被引量: 0发表: 2011年 ...
Traditionally, most African societies have practiced a custom of polygyny or polygamy. This custom allows a man to have as many wives as he can support. These wives were married according to local custom and they were all legal in the understanding of the local world-view. Such a practice ...
The Legal Challenges of Polygamy in the USA Polygamy is inherently wrong. It is unsavory and it can lead to patriarchy, adultery, and can fracture fidelity. Furthermore, creating an exception to ... John Witte Jr 被引量: 0发表: 2011年 ...
The Legal Challenges of Polygamy in the USA Polygamy is inherently wrong. It is unsavory and it can lead to patriarchy, adultery, and can fracture fidelity. Furthermore, creating an exception to ... John Witte Jr 被引量: 0发表: 2011年 ...