ACLU Submits Brief In Texas FLDS Case Saying State Can’t Separate Families Based Solely On Beliefs
The ACLU has issued this press release that reports:
. . . Last month, TDFPS seized more than 400 children during a raid on the YFZ Ranch, where individuals affiliated with the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) resided; the children have since been dispersed to foster facilities across the state. In its brief supporting last week’s unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of a Texas appellate court, the ACLU asserts that the state’s only evidence of harm was general allegations related to the parents’ “culture,” “belief” and “mindset.” Further, before the state may deny a mother access to and custody of her child, the U.S. Constitution and state law require the mother be assured of due process of law – including a fair hearing, individualized consideration of the evidence, and proper application of state law . . .
Links to the brief and other documents are included with the press release. Related posts on the Texas raid can be found by clicking the polygamy tag below.