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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “legal history”

Mormon Law 2009 Year in Review

Jeff Breinholt January 14, 2010 Mormon 31 Comments

The waning days of 2009 saw the possible loosening of Utah liquor laws as a national story. Meanwhile, in a development covered by Mormon Matters, …

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Is Morality Universal?

Hawkgrrrl November 30, 2009 Mormon 44 Comments

Is morality a social construct or is it universal, transcending time and culture?  Or is it a little bit of both?  Read on to find …

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Remembering the Howard Hughes “Mormon Will”

Jeff Breinholt October 31, 2009 Mormon 16 Comments

Back in 1976, it looked like the LDS Church was going to enjoy a $156 million windfall. The reason? It was the death of billionaire …

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The Church’s Litigators

Jeff Breinholt October 24, 2009 Mormon 24 Comments

Remember Kenneth Starr? He was the former judge-turned-special-prosecutor who tried to drive Bill Clinton out of office with tawdry tales involving the President’s dalliance with …

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Can Mormons Be Fair Judges and Jurors?

Jeff Breinholt October 14, 2009 Mormon 43 Comments

The task was simple. Get a list of the area’s religions and invite them to a Cobb County Planning Commission meeting. The clerk went to …

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Mormons, Free Exercise, and Unrighteous Litigation

Jeff Breinholt October 7, 2009 Mormon 18 Comments

John Boyle was offended that his country club scheduled golf tournaments on Sunday. He was a Mormon who kept the Sabbath day holy. So he …

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Family Court, Mormon Style

Jeff Breinholt September 30, 2009 Mormon 6 Comments

In Maine, Judge Clapp was not pleased. The sarcastic comment he made at an October 6, 1998 custody hearing would get him in trouble. He …

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The Church and the IRS

Jeff Breinholt September 26, 2009 Mormon 24 Comments

Thomas Vaughn Barlow really does not like the IRS. On June 8, 2007, he sent it a letter, which stated: This means that if you …

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