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Polygamist Leader May Face Tougher Case in Texas

(Aug. 12) -- Utah will have to wait in line before it gets a chance to retry polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. First he's going to a state where prosecution has been more vigorous. Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said he believes the case against Jeffs is stronger in Texas, where he will be extradited. Jeffs, 54, is...

Lawyers Encircle College Football

Every Monday during college football's endless offseason, The FanHouse Walk will put last week's stories to bed and deliver the essentials to bridge that agonizing space between now and September.There's an unnerving, repetitive theme to the first four items in this week's FanHouse Walk -- lawyers. Maybe its just the...

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06/01/12 No charges to be filed in Utah 'Sister Wives' case Source: Las Vegas Review Journal - Las Vegas NV Criminal charges will not be pursued against a polygamous family made famous by the reality TV show "Sister Wives," a Utah prosecutor wrote Thursday in federal court filings.
05/16/12 Utah resists paying for polygamous takeover Source: FOX - KMSB 11 - Tucson AZ Utah's attorney general is willing to negotiate a settlement over $5.5 million owed to court-appointed accountants overseeing a polygamous sect's property trust on the Utah/Arizona border.
05/10/12 Shurtleff joins campaign against smoking in films Source: The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City UT Hollywood should get out of the tobacco business, say the attorneys general of 38 states - including Utah's Mark Shurtleff.

Background on Mark Shurtleff

Mark Shurtleff (born August 9, 1957) is the current attorney general of the state of Utah, United States, a position he has held since January 2001. Shurtleff is a member of the Republican Party.

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