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The Story Of Reynolds V. United States: Federal "Hell Hounds" Punishing Mormon Treason, Martha M. Ertman
The Story Of Reynolds V. United States: Federal "Hell Hounds" Punishing Mormon Treason, Martha M. Ertman
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Part of the “Law Stories” series published by Foundation Press, this chapter in Family Law Stories tells the back story of the 1878 US Supreme Court case Reynolds v. U.S.. While the case held that Mormon polygamy was not protected as the free exercise of religion, this chapter shifts our focus away from sex and religion and toward the Court’s language linking Mormon polygamy with “Asiatic and African” peoples as well as political despotism. This close examination of the historical record shows that 19th century concerns about Mormon separatism – commercial, social and political separatism as well was religious – …
When Is A Battered Woman Not A Battered Woman? When She Fights Back, Leigh S. Goodmark
When Is A Battered Woman Not A Battered Woman? When She Fights Back, Leigh S. Goodmark
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