Federal Court Says Utah’s Reformation of FLDS Trust Violates Establishment Clause

Religion Clause Blog: “In a surprising decision yesterday, a Utah federal district court held unconstitutional the five years of state court proceedings aimed at reforming the polygamous FLDS Church’s United Effort Plan Trust . . .In Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints v. Wisan, (D UT, Feb. 24, 2011), the Utah federal district court held . . . “