Why Sister Wives Hasn&#39;t Resulted in a Polygamy ConvictionS
Kody Brown and his quartet of spouses — Meri, Janelle,
Christine, and Robyn — haven't completely escaped legal scrutiny
since they began filming Sister Wives. In 2011, the entire
21-person clan moved from a county about 30 miles from Salt Lake
City to an area outside of Las Vegas once a bigamy investigation
against Brown was launched. In response, Brown filed a lawsuit
against the county and the state of Utah, alleging that anti-
bigamy laws violated his penis's right to free speech (actually,
he said "his" freedom of speech, but he meant his penis). And
yesterday, charges were dropped against the family, and the case
closed.  Nothing changed in the case, but it seems that the
investigation was closed because Utah County has an informal
policy in place that compels authorities to ignore polygamy as
long as no other crimes are being committed. Since Kody and
Kompany were keeping to themselves and not causing a ruckus, and
since Kody and Kompany ha