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Texas Supreme Court rules in favor of FLDS

KLBJ News Radio 59 AM:
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch should be returned to their parents, saying child welfare officials overstepped their authority. The high court on Thursday affirmed a decision by the appellate court last week, saying Child Protective Services failed to show an immediate danger to the more than 400 children swept up from the Yearning For Zion Ranch nearly two months ago.

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CPS Loses Appeal To Texas Supreme Court
KLTV, TV-7 TX:
The Texas Supreme Court has upheld the decision of a lower court finding that CPS had no legal grounds to remove more than 400 FLDS children from their parents. Though CPS could still appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, this ruling essentially says that those children should be returned to their parents.

Texas High Court: Removal of Sect Kids 'Not Warranted'
CNN.com
SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Texas officials had no right to remove more than 440 children from a polygamist sect, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The Texas Supreme Court agreed with an earlier lower court's ruling, possibly clearing the way for the children to be returned to their families. They were removed in April from the Yearning for Zion (YFZ) Ranch, near Eldorado.

Posted by Editor at May 29, 2008 05:41 PM