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  2. Legality of polygamy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Polygamy was outlawed in federal territories by the 1882 Edmunds Act, and there are laws against the practice in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, [1] and Puerto Rico. [2] Because state laws exist, polygamy is not actively prosecuted at the federal level. [3]

  3. Polygamy in North America - Wikipedia

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    Polygamy is a crime and punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both, according to the law of the individual state and the circumstances of the offense. [18] Polygamy was outlawed in federal territories by the Edmunds Act, and there are laws against the practice in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, [19] and Puerto Rico. [20]

  4. Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act - Wikipedia

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    A bill to punish and prevent the Practice of Polygamy in the Territories of the United States and other Places, and disapproving and annulling certain Acts of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah. Nicknames: Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862: Enacted by: the 37th United States Congress: Effective: July 1, 1862: Citations; Public law ...

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  6. Legality of polygamy - Wikipedia

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    China: Polygamy is illegal under the Civil code passed in 2020, which replaced a similar 1950 and 1980 prohibition. [102] Hong Kong: Polygamy ended with the passing of the Marriage Act of 1971 [103] when the country was a crown colony under the former flag . Previous unions entered into under customary law are recognised in some situations.

  7. Bigamy - Wikipedia

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    Malaysia: Illegal for non-Muslims under federal jurisdiction. Under section 494 of Chapter XX of the Penal Code, non-Muslim offenders found guilty of bigamy or polygamy can be punished up to seven years' imprisonment. Bigamy or polygamy is legal only for Muslim men with restrictions under state jurisdiction, rarely practised. [21]

  8. Denton principals sued by Texas AG Ken Paxton indicted on ...

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    Two Denton ISD employees were indicted Tuesday on illegal electioneering charges, a little under two months after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the school district ...

  9. ‘Abortion Is Illegal Here’: Texas Jumps In After Roe Overturned

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    (Bloomberg) -- Abortion is now illegal in Texas after the US Supreme Court’s reversal of the landmark Roe v. Wade case triggered a pre-existing state law, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced ...