Legal Opinion
Potter v. Murray City
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1985No. 84-1813PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge.
In this suit the plaintiff-appellant Royston E. Potter (plaintiff) challenges Utah’s proscription against polygamy or plural marriage.1 His principal claim is that the termination of his employment as a city police officer for the practice of plural marriage violated his rights to the free exercise of his religion and his right to privacy. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court ruled in favor of defendants, explaining its reasoning in a scholarly opin*1067ion. Potter v. Murray City, 585 F.Supp. 1126 (D.Utah 1984). Plaintiff appeals.
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Plaintiff is a former…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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