Arkansas Democrat Gazette
February 18, 2010
BY ANDY DAVIS
Court: Parents didn’t have say in Alamo case.
It sees error but upholds ruling.
In a set of opinions issued Wednesday, the Arkansas Court of Appeals agreed with members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries that a Miller County judge made a mistake in a hearing concerning the removal of children from the ministry.
In: 2010
Arkansas News
February 17, 2010
Arkansas News Bureau
Court upholds seizure of children from Alamo compound
The state Court of Appeals today rejected appeals filed by five members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries over the state’s seizure of their children, ruling that the parents were raising an issue they did not raise at trial.
In: 2010
WXVT
February 17, 2010
The Associated Press
Seizure of children at Alamo compounds upheld
The Arkansas Court of Appeals says five members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries who are challenging the state’s seizure of their children have a valid point on appeal – but should’ve raised the issue at trial.
In: 2010
Texarkana Gazette
February 3, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Judge rejects Ministries’ suit
A federal judge ruled state welfare officials did not infringe on religious freedoms in custody proceedings and dismissed a civil lawsuit Tuesday filed by Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and two fathers.
In: 2010
Texarkana Gazette
February 12, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Tony Alamo transferred to Tucson prison
Rules at the federal penitentiary where Tony Alamo is being held in Tucson, Ariz., allow an “embrace and kiss” at the beginning and end of each face-to-face visit.
In: 2010
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
February 3, 2010
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Court dismisses lawsuit filed by Alamo’s church
A judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed over the removal of children from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, saying there was no evidence the Arkansas Department of Human Services had acted in bad faith.
In: 2010
The Washington Post
February 3, 2010
The Associated Press
Judge dismisses suit filed by Alamo followers
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries that claimed an Arkansas state agency infringed upon their religious rights when it seized children from their compound.
In: 2010
Texarkana Gazette
February 3, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo doesn’t have to pay restitution yet, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Monday that Tony Alamo doesn’t have to pay restitution to five women he wed as children while an appeal is pending in his criminal case.
In: 2010
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
February 1, 2010
The Associated Press
Alamo can pay victims after appeal, judge says
A federal judge has refused prosecutors’ request to make evangelist Tony Alamo pay his $2.5 million in restitution before his appeal is decided.
In: 2010
KATV
January 31, 2010
The Associated Press
Appeal Planned by Parents Cut Off From Children
An advocate for members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries whose parental rights were terminated by a judge says the parents will appeal the ruling.
Cheryl Barnes is a litigation specialist for the parent advocacy group CPS Watch Legal Team, which helped the parents with their cases in Miller County Circuit Court at Texarkana. She said Saturday that, after Alamo was convicted in federal court of child-sex felonies, there was no need to take the kids away from their parents.
Friday’s ruling by Circuit Judge Joe Griffin affects seven parents of children seized from Alamo ministries. The judge said the case of an eighth parent – wife of a man among the seven whose parental rights were terminated – will be reconsidered in six months. Read the rest of this article »
In: 2010
Texarkana Gazette
January 31, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Parental rights cut for some followers
After hearing she and six other parents devoted to Tony Alamo have permanently lost custody of their children, one mother was carried from the Miller County Juvenile Justice Center.
In: 2010
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
January 31, 2010
BY ANDY DAVIS
Alamo parents plan to appeal
Severed rights affect 13 youths
An advocate for members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries called a judge’s decision to sever the parental rights of several of those members a “tragedy” and said Saturday that the parents plan to appeal.
In: 2010
Texarkana Gazette
January 30, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
The daughter of Tony Alamo’s deceased wife, Susan Alamo, wants Fort Smith property seized to satisfy a $100,000 judgment awarded to her in a lawsuit concerning her mother’s missing casket.
In: 2010
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
January 30, 2010
BY ANDY DAVIS
Alamo-case judge strips some of parental rights
Miller County Circuit Judge Joe Griffin on Friday terminated the rights of most of the parents of children removed from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. Griffin’s ruling late Friday night affects all the parents except one.
In: 2010
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
January 29, 2010
BY ANDREW DAVIS
Parental rights of six Alamo church members terminated
A judge on Thursday terminated the parental rights of six members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, clearing the way for the members’ children to be put up for adoption.
In: 2010
Texarkana Gazette
January 29, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Closed custody hearings for Alamo parents continue today
Custody hearings concerning six families with ties to Alamo Ministries are taking longer than expected and will continue today.
In: 2010
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
January 29, 2010
BY ANDY DAVIS
Alamo custody judge: 2 barred
Obey gag order, he advises others
On the second day of a hearing on the custody status of children removed from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, a judge warned participants to abide by his gag order and kicked two members of an advocacy group out of the courthouse.
In: 2010
Texarkana Gazette
January 28, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Decisions coming today in Alamo custody cases
Hearings began Wednesday in Miller County on whether children of Alamo loyalists should be permanently removed from their parents, continue in temporary foster home placements or be reunited with family.
In: 2010
Texarkana Gazette
January 28, 2010
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo leaves town
Convicted sex abuser on his way to federal prison
Convicted child sex abuser Tony Alamo is at the Oklahoma City Federal Transfer Center, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Website.
In: 2010
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
January 28, 2010
BY ANDY DAVIS
During a hearing Wednesday on the custody status of children removed from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, child welfare officials played recordings of evangelist Tony Alamo giving instructions to church members over the phone from jail.
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