Texas court of Appeals rules in Polygamy case

The Texas appeals court had said that authorities had no right to seize more than 440 children in a raid on the splinter group's ranch last month. The court held the state failed to show the youngsters were in any immediate danger, the only grounds in Texas law for taking children from their parents without court action.

In re Sara Sneed (Tex. Ct. App. May 22, 2008)

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