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Jury Rules Against Polygamist Towns In Discrimination Suit

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Willie Jessop, a former spokesperson and head of security of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints before leaving the sect in 2011, leaves the Sandra Day O'Connor United States District Court after a day of testifying during a federal civil rights trial against two polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah line, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
Willie Jessop, a former spokesperson and head of security of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints before leaving the sect in 2011, leaves the Sandra Day O'Connor United States District Court after a day of testifying during a federal civil rights trial against two polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah line, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, in Phoenix. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

After a seven-week trial, a federal jury found two polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border discriminated against residents who were not part of the dominant faith. The verdict is a blow to the towns that are home to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS Church). Jude Joffe-Block from Here & Now contributor KJZZ and Fronteras Desk reports.

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This segment aired on March 8, 2016.

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