By Associated Press and Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:58 EST, 12 January 2014 | UPDATED: 03:04 EST, 13 January 2014 The polygamous family that stars in the TLC reality TV show 'Sister Wives' said they felt humbled and were brought to tears when they learned a federal judge in Utah has struck down key parts of the state's polygamy laws. The judge ruled in mid-December in favor of a lawsuit brought against Utah in July 2011 by Kody Brown and his four wives after they fled the state for Las Vegas under the threat of prosecution.
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Kody Brown and his four wives who star in the TLC reality TV show said they felt humbled and cried when they heard the mid-December ruling
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The judge found in their favor in a lawsuit they brought against Utah in July 2011 after they fled the state for Las Vegas under the threat of prosecution
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The state's authorities caught wind of their polygamy after they appeared on the show 'Sister Wives' in 2010
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Kody and his wives - Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn - said they hope the landmark ruling stands and enables other polygamous families to live freely in Utah
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