Actions Against FLDS Seen As Part of Broader Fight Against Polygamy

Today's Salt Lake Tribune, in an article titled The Modern Raid on Polygamy traces the series of actions in recent months against the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the twin cities of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Arizona. Some see this as an attack on polygamy in general, rather than just on this group's practices. They point out that in March the Utah Police Officer Standards and Training Board decertified two Hildale police officers who practiced polygamy. Not everyone is happy with these developments. Civil rights lawyer Brian Barnard represents three Salt Lake County residents who are challenging Utah's ban on polygamy.