"Sister Wives" clan is now making headlines with their plea to legalize their way of life: polygamy. After a victory in court, the Brown family is trying their hand in the high court to change Utah's polygamy law.
Polygamy To Legalize?
"Sister Wives" clan is requesting the high court to review and make necessary changes to Utah's polygamy law, NY Daily report. Currently, the Utah's polygamy law does not allow cohabitation of all parties involved regardless being legally married to one of them. The appeal was made right after the Brown family won in a court, ruling the law violating polygamists' privacy and the right to religious freedom.
"Sister Wives" clan believe that the current law in Utah keeps families such as them from living freely. "Plural" families are forced to live in hiding out of fear of being prosecuted. The law indicts polygamists for crimes such as underage marriage and sexual assault. As a result, the Brown family lives in Las Vegas, unable to return home to Utah. Kody Brown and his wives would like to challenge the law, Fox13 reported.
Polygamy As A Religious Practice
Currently, there are around 38,000 fundamentalist Mormons, who follow or believe the concept of polygamy. However, Utah and other Western states prohibit such practice. The mainstream Mormon Church has since abandoned the practice in the 1890s. "Sister Wives" star Kody Brown and his four wives (Meri, Christine, Janelle and Robyn) are planning to file a petition for certiorari with the nation's top court.
According to Brown's legal representatives, the family has shown unwavering resolve to stand up for religious freedom during the hearing. "Utah is a state that was founded by courageous citizens seeking these very protections from government abuse and religious inequality," the family attorney Jonathan Turley said. "This lawsuit is true to the original dream of those seeking freedom in Utah," he explained."