by Alex Wolff | Aug 31, 2022 | News
The amicus brief filed in Haaland v. Brackeen was led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. The coalition is made up of Bonta, Nessel and the attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New...
by Alex Wolff | Aug 23, 2022 | News
Over the past week, individuals and organizations have filed amicus curiae briefs meant to advise the Supreme Court as it decides whether the constitutional challenges to ICWA have merit. The justices will hear oral arguments in the case on November 9. A total of 21...
by Alex Wolff | Aug 12, 2022 | Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 12, 2022) – Today, five tribes filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Brackeen v. Haaland defending the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Morongo Band of Mission...
by Alex Wolff | Aug 12, 2022 | News
The Cherokee Nation, Oneida Nation, Quinault Indian Nation, Morongo Band of Mission Indians and Navajo Nation said in a brief filed Friday that the ICWA “operates at the core of the trust obligation” the federal government owes tribes, and Congress’...
by Alex Wolff | Aug 7, 2022 | News
Since 1978, when the Indian Child Welfare Act was passed, the federal government has given tribal governments primary jurisdiction over the removal of American Indian children in custody, foster care and adoption cases and their placement in appropriate homes. Prior...
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