Introduction

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In a recent column, the law professor Adam Winkler writes about a court’s rejection of a law aimed at Mormon polygamists. He asks whether, “like so many other laws regulating sex and marriage,” polygamy bans are “built on fear and misunderstanding of people who make different choices about their intimate relationships.”

Should courts go further, recognizing a right to plural marriage among consenting adults?