Shepp freedom of speech (Polygamy) Case to go to SCotUS?

[Stanley M Shepp]

I thought I would let you guys know that my ex-wife has appealed my case to
the SCotUS and I have decided not to fight it.  $20,000 that I don't have
to defend a right that I have never exercised in the first place seems
ludicrous to me.  My attorney argued the reasons I should defend the case,
(if I fail to defend, the petitioners arguments are accepted as fact) but
it just would not be good for me.  If I lose, I only lose my rights for a
little while - until my daughter is 18.  If I win, I still lose.  $20,000
in additional legal fees would severely strap my finances - and I would not
be able to travel to PA to see her anyway. 

 

Does anyone have a good reason that I should lose money (or sleep) over
this case?  What are the odds that the SCotUS would even hear this case?  I
think it is highly unlikely, but I am interested in the thoughts of the
members of this list.

 

Thanks!

 

For those who are not familiar with the case:

Majority Opinion:

http://www.courts.state.pa.us/opposting/supreme/out/j-97-2004mo.pdf

Concurring Opinion:

http://www.courts.state.pa.us/opposting/supreme/out/j-97-2004co.pdf

Dissenting Opinion:

http://www.courts.state.pa.us/opposting/supreme/out/j-97-2004do.pdf

 

Stan Shepp

Somewhere in the West

Center of the Universe

stanshepp at yahoo.com

 

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