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Lawsuit filed over polygamist sect school in BC
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Source: The Calgary Sun
A court-appointed official from the U.S. is trying to take over a private school in B.C. run by the polygamist Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Bruce Wisan, appointed by a U.S. court to protect the assets of the Church, has launched a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court.
He is hoping [...]
Many FLDS might vacate twin towns
Thursday, February 28th, 2008From deseretnews.com
Fundamentalist LDS faithful may vacate the towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz., rather than accept court-ordered reforms to the polygamous sect’s real-estate holdings arm, the United Effort Plan Trust.
“The leadership is drawing a line in the sand and there may be some vacancies,” Bruce Wisan told the Deseret Morning News on Wednesday.
The [...]
Trust boss takes heat from former members of polygamous sect
Thursday, February 28th, 2008From the Salt Lake Tribune
The state’s takeover of a polygamous community’s property trust has simply replaced one feudal system with another, several residents told a Utah judge today.
In the first public criticism of the state action, those residents asked 3rd District Judge Denise Lindberg to slow the sale of assets held by the United Effort [...]
Judge says polygamous town’s lawmen didn’t violate man’s rights
Thursday, February 21st, 2008A federal judge ruled today that law officers in a polygamous community acted appropriately when they handcuffed and removed a former sect member from a home he was trying to claim. U.S. District Judge Dale A. Kimball granted summary judgment in favor of the city and officers, saying the deputies had reasonable cause to handcuff [...]