ous ▁cou ples ▁who ▁have ▁arranged ▁marriage ▁in ▁religious ▁cer emon ies . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁there ▁was ▁media ▁attention ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁concerning ▁website ▁over ▁a ▁d ating ▁website ▁offering ▁Muslim ▁men ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁seek ▁second ▁or ▁third ▁w ives . ▁The ▁website ▁had ▁ 1 0 0   0 0 0 ▁users ▁of ▁which ▁ 2 5   0 0 0 ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁Website ▁founder ▁Az ad ▁Ch ai w ala ▁created ▁the ▁website ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁seeking ▁a ▁second ▁wife ▁for ▁himself . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Pol yg amy ▁is ▁illegal ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Federal ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁out law ▁the ▁practice ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁as ▁constitution al ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁Reyn olds ▁v . ▁United ▁States , ▁despite ▁the ▁religious ▁ob jections ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁( M orm ons ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁federal ▁judge , ▁sp ur red ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁and ▁other ▁groups , ▁struck ▁down ▁the ▁parts ▁of ▁Ut ah ' s ▁big amy ▁law ▁that ▁criminal ized ▁coh ab itation , ▁while ▁also ▁acknowled ging ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁may ▁still ▁en force ▁b ans ▁on ▁having ▁multiple ▁marriage ▁lic enses . ▁ ▁Ind ividual ist ▁femin ism ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁such ▁as ▁Wend y ▁Mc El roy ▁and ▁journalist ▁J