"A state appellate court has ruled that child welfare officials had no right to seize more than 400 children living at a polygamist sect's ranch. "
~The Associated Press
See the rest here.
Thank you, Third Court of Appeals in Austin, for proving that there still lingers a sense of justice in some courtrooms of America.
So...now what?

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Posted by atroyer

Now, unfortunately, I assume CPS will take their time getting the children back home.
But, I am grateful for the decision!

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Posted by treasurekeeper

It appears you are correct Anna :P!
Only three couples have gotten "monitored" custody of their little ones for now but even after a direct order from a judge that was quite the fiasco. I am really anxious to see how CPS's appeal turns out. This whole thing is just ridiculous.
And now they have come out with the pictures of Warren Jeffs with a young girl, as if one man's sins should condemn a society. Of course, CPS has dug themselves such a hole and outright lied so many times I don't believe the pictures are necessarily legitimate without further proof. The girl in question was examined by physicians in the beginning of all of this and nothing was found to raise a red flag then.
Oh, and they only have eight minors now, including "disputed minors" and many of the true "minors" (three out of four I believe) will turn 18 within the next year. Of course all of the people who were crying out about the underage marriage have now switched to crying out about the polygamy because the "pervasive pattern" of underage marriage has just not been found. But, from the looks of it most of these people, if not all, have only "legally married" one individual, making them no different than the man or woman who has left their spouse to live with another person. Hmmm, could be interesting to see Texas try to prosecute that one statewide...

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