by Alex Wolff | Oct 26, 2021 | News
A federal law to protect Native families from being separated is on a likely path to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the 41-year-old law could be upended — threatening tribal sovereignty. And while child welfare is the specific issue at the heart of the case, tribal...
by Alex Wolff | Oct 14, 2021 | News
The tribes and organizations wrote that the law’s “careful, narrowly tailored minimum federal standards have proven crucial for the protection of Indian children and the preservation of their relationship with their families and tribes.” The tribes...
by Alex Wolff | Oct 14, 2021 | Press Release
In response to the amicus briefs filed before the U.S. Supreme Court on Brackeen v. Haaland, the Protect Indian Kids member tribes issued the following statement: “The amicus briefs filed before the Supreme Court demonstrate the broad and bipartisan support for the...
by Alex Wolff | Oct 10, 2021 | News
“Today, the State of Utah joins with 25 other states in urging the Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act,” said Solicitor General Melissa A. Holyoak. “ICWA is a valid exercise of Congressional power and serves an important role...
by Alex Wolff | Oct 8, 2021 | News
In their amicus brief, which was filed in two of four Supreme Court petitions related to the case, the states cited how they are home to 86% of federally recognized tribes, and they urged the justices to revisit only the portions of the Fifth Circuit decision that...
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