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In 2020, the Utah Legislature passed a law to decriminalize polygamy, leading to what many are calling a shift in culture around the issue.

Marion Timpson's own marriages reflect Utah's recent legal battles over polygamy.

Marion Timpson's own marriages reflect Utah's recent legal battles over polygamy.

Two years ago, a bill was signed into law effectively decriminalizing polygamy in Utah. But has it made a difference? FOX 13 News political reporter Ben Winslow takes a 360-degree look.

The Utah State Charter School Board is following up on a FOX 13 investigation into a public school that has ties to a polygamous religious group.

Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, Kody Brown, Christine Brown and Janelle Brown from Sister Wives arrive at the grand opening of Mike Tysons one-man show Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth - Live on Stage at the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino on April 14, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Faced with the threat of being prosecuted for bigamy in Utah, Kody and his family moved to Las Vegas in Season 2. Kody also filed a lawsuit in 2011 against Utah Governor Gary Herbert, Ut...

Lawmaker opens bill to impeach Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes A Utah lawmaker has opened a bill to impeach state Attorney General Sean Reyes. and last updated 2021-01-26 20:10:53-05 SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah lawmaker has opened a bill to impeach state Attorney General Sean Reyes. Rep. Andrew Stoddard, D-Sandy, opened the bill file which will trigger an investigation into the conduct of Utahs top law enforcement officer, specifically over his support of President Trump. "I don’t know t...

Early morning hours in utah. first such execution in the united states since 1996. we are told gardner was strapped to this chair. a black hood over his face while five marks men stood 25 feet away armed with rifles. sandbags stacked nearby to prevent the bullets from ricocheting around the room. >> when he was shot, some of us, i think, werent sure if he had passed away because we could see movement. he had his fist clinched and we could see his elbow move up and down and thumb and forefingers ...

Authority its an uphill battle. im not going to file something for purposes of delay. i mean, it needs to be resolved. i think because of a couple of decisions in the last ten years, lopez, morrison, were going to get the details of the cases. the courts have now started to say the commerce clause isnt unlimited. that you actually have to show specifically that it alis and the states havent regulated it. with the current makeup of the supreme court, theres a reasonable likelihood possibly on a 5...

Supersede state law? what do you think? >> ed, it does. they cant just pass any law and say because were the feds then we supersede any state law. they can only pass laws granted to them within the jurisdiction granted to them in the constitution. argument in this case theres no specific grant in the constitution to do that individual mandate. now, i know they will argue, the feds will argue vigorously the expansion of the commerce clause gives them this authority. we dont believe so. we believe...