[Scoutmaster]

The Utah legislature could have passed a state marriage law allowing polygamy and told the U.S. Supreme Court to "#*%& off!" immediately after statehood had been granted, but they didn't.

Except the Constitution of the State of Utah outlaws polygamy and says that the polygamy prohibition cannot be changed without the consent of the federal government.

[Alberta's Child]

Interesting. I would guess that any Utah judge could easily point to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on “gay marriage” and accept that as the explicit consent of the Federal government for anything that anyone decides constitutes a marriage.