No, bigamy (or polygamy) is criminalized in every state in the union. Even individuals who have a sincere religious belief in polygamy cannot legally engage in such a practice. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a First Amendment based religious freedom defense to a bigamy charge in Reynolds v. United States (1878). The Court reasoned that if it granted George Reynolds a religious based exemption from polygamy, it would make him a law unto himself.
- When did the law allow interracial marriages?
- Can parties of the same sex marry?
- At what age can a person legally marry?
- What are the differences between civil unions and marriages?
- What are civil unions?
- What states still recognize common law marriages?
- Can cousins legally marry?
- What does the law say about limiting marriages between family members?
- Can parties who enter into a regular marriage change or convert that marriage into a covenant marriage?
- What states allow covenant marriages?
- What is a covenant marriage?
- Must you take a blood test before getting married?
- How much does a marriage license cost?
- What is a common law marriage?
- How can people be married?
- How is marriage defined by the law?
- What types of issues are covered by family law, or the law of domestic relations?
- Can your employer force you to take a polygraph test?
- What if you test positive for drugs, but you really believe that the test was wrong? Is there any recourse?
- Can your employer require you to take a drug test?


