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Religious right to donate food stamps is not a question for the jury, prosecutors argue in polygamous sect case
Salt Lake Tribune Jurors should not consider whether defendants had a religious right to donate their food stamp benefits to a polygamous church, federal prosecutors argued in briefs filed Wednesday. Prosecutors want Judge Ted Stewart to forbid such a defense at trial. Feds push judge to block FLDS from claiming 'religious right' to hand … Court should decide if food stamp laws violate FLDS rights … |
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