{"id":699,"date":"2016-04-11T19:03:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T23:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationalpolygamyadvocate.com\/blog\/?p=699"},"modified":"2016-04-11T19:03:26","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T23:03:26","slug":"breaking-news-10th-circuit-reverses-sister-wives-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nationalpolygamyadvocate.com\/blog\/breaking-news-10th-circuit-reverses-sister-wives-case\/","title":{"rendered":"* BREAKING NEWS * 10th Circuit Reverses “Sister Wives” case"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday, April 11, 2016, the U.S. Circuit Court Appeals for the Tenth District, in Denver Colorado, formally reversed<\/em><\/strong> the lower court’s decision in the Brown v. Buhman<\/em> case. This is the case of the Kody Brown polygamous family from the reality-TV series, “Sister Wives.<\/a><\/em>”<\/p>\n

According to the official decision<\/a>, the Appeals Court determined:<\/p>\n

Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 1291, we hold this matter is moot. It is not a \u201cCase\u201d or \u201cControversy\u201d under Article III of the U.S. Constitution. We remand to the district court with instructions to vacate the judgment and dismiss this action. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

By holding the matter moot, the Court did not consider the case “on the merits<\/em>” – something which I, myself, had worried could be the outcome.<\/a><\/p>\n

According to their Attorney, Jonathan Turley<\/a>, The Brown family now has three options:<\/p>\n

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  1. Request a Review of the Tenth Circuit<\/li>\n
  2. Request a re-hearing from the Tenth Circuit<\/li>\n
  3. File an Appeal up to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

       
    \nFor background on the case, please see:
    \n  –       \u201cSister Wives\u201d Appeal at 10th Circuit set for Jan. 2016<\/a><\/strong>
    \n  –       Judge Awards Damages to Polygamists for Utah Violating Rights<\/a><\/strong>
    \n  –       ‘De Facto’ Polygamy De-Criminalized in Utah by Federal Court<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    For the official decision, please see:
    \n  –       2016-04-11 Tenth Circuit reverses Brown v Buhman<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"BREAKING<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    On Monday, April 11, 2016, the U.S. Circuit Court Appeals for the Tenth District, in Denver Colorado, formally reversed the<\/p>\n

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