List of polygamy court cases

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Polygamy is the state of being married to more than one person at the same time. It is illegal in many countries. The following is a list of polygamy court cases:

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Canada

France

Philippines

United Kingdom

United States

19th century
20th century
21st century

See also

References

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  17. Peggy Fletcher Stack (December 14, 2013). "Laws on Mormon polygamists lead to win for plural marriage". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  18. Reversed by 10th Circuit in Brown v. Buhman, 822 F.3d 1151 (10th Cir. 2016). https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16589478949043800904&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr
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