Daughter can learn about polygamy, Pa. court rules.Pennsylvania's top court has ruled that a father has a First Amendment fight to discuss polygamy polygamy: see marriage. polygamy Marriage to more than one spouse at a time. Although the term may also refer to polyandry (marriage to more than one man), it is often used as a synonym for polygyny (marriage to more than one woman), which appears with his daughter. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the court of last resort for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It meets in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. History ruled 5-1 on Sept. 27 that state officials may not interfere with Stanley M. Shepp's desire to talk about his religious belief in polygamy with his daughter, even though polygamy is a crime. Speech that incites citizens to commit crime is generally not protected by the First Amendment. But, as the Pennsylvania court noted, parents do have a constitutional fight to "direct the religious upbringing up·bring·ing n. The rearing and training received during childhood. upbringing Noun the education of a person during his or her formative years Noun 1. of their children." The Pennsylvania court ruled in Schepp v. Schepp, "Where, as in the instant matter, there is no finding that discussing such matters constitutes a grave threat of harm to the child, there is insufficient basis for the court to infringe in·fringe v. in·fringed, in·fring·ing, in·fring·es v.tr. 1. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent. 2. on a parent's constitutionally protected right to speak to a child about religion as he or she sees fit." The constitutional question arose during a custody dispute between Shepp and his ex-wife, Tracey L. Roberts. Roberts told the court that Shepp's belief in polygamy caused the demise Death. A conveyance of property, usually of an interest in land. Originally meant a posthumous grant but has come to be applied commonly to a conveyance that is made for a definitive term, such as an estate for a term of years. of their marriage and that she did not want her then 10-year-old-daughter exposed to the concept. |
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