Religion.

A former polygamous sect leader facing bigamy charges in Texas is challenging that state’s bigamy law as unconstitutional. In newly filed court documents in Schleicher County, Nielsen’s attorneys argue that the law unfairly targets groups with a r... Read the rest of this entry »

A polygamous sect man convicted of sexual assault isn’t giving up his fight against the search warrant that led to a massive raid on the sect’s remote Texas ranch. Attorneys for Michael Emack filed a motion for rehearing in the Texas Third Court ... Read the rest of this entry »

One of the wives of imprisoned polygamist leader Warren Jeffs has left him and the FLDS Church and is being sheltered by law enforcement The Washington County, Utah Attorney is looking into allegations that the 25-year-old woman was held against her w... Read the rest of this entry »

Now that the polygamist FLDS sect's leader and prophet Warren Jeffs has been jailed for life plus 20 years, cracks may be showing in the group's armor. But life in the polygamist town of Colorado City hasn't become any easier. Read the rest of this entry »

Polygamist sect members accused of child sexual assault and bigamy are looking at resolutions to their cases outside jury trials. The resolutions could include plea deals. Read the rest of this entry »

A 5th District Court judge authorized a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of William R. Jessop, who once worked as bodyguard for jailed cult leader Warren Jeffs. Jessops is believed to be in Switzerland. Read the rest of this entry »

A polygamous sect in Bountiful, B.C. under scrutiny for its treatment of women has used its young men and women as a cheap source of labour, according to court documents and a former church member. Dozens of young people - some from the Fundamentalis... Read the rest of this entry »

Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was en route to a Texas state prison Tuesday night following his discharge from a hospital at another prison where he was treated after becoming sick while fasting, a state official said. Read the rest of this entry »

The trial of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints former bishop Fredrick Merril Jessop on a charge of conducting an illegal ceremony will be held in Coke County. Jessop was indicted on charges that he conducted a ceremony prohibi... Read the rest of this entry »

In a handwritten motion, polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs is asking for a new trial on sexual assault of a child charges in Texas. The one-page motion is written in the same rambling, archaic style that characterized Jeffs’ speech at trial after ... Read the rest of this entry »