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Supreme Court Decision Is Latest Injustice Inflicted on Native Americans

Today’s Supreme Court decision, rejecting challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act based largely on legal technicalities, marks only the..

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Goldwater Testifies to Feds on Unconstitutionality of Law That Discriminates Against Native Kids

February 28, 2022 This morning, the Supreme Court announced that it will review the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare..

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Supreme Court Will Review Federal Law That Blocks States from Protecting At-Risk Native Children

February 28, 2022 By Timothy Sandefur The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will review the constitutionality of the..

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U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether to Hear ICWA Case

January 5, 2022 By Timothy Sandefur The Supreme Court Justices will meet this Friday to decide whether to review the..

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Cancelling Debate over ICWA

December 1, 2021By Timothy Sandefur The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is a federal law that restricts the ability of..

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Goldwater and Allies Ask Supreme Court to Take Crucial Indian Child Welfare Act Case

October 8, 2021By Timothy Sandefur The Goldwater Institute today filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the..

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Feds, Foster Parents, States, and Tribes Ask Supreme Court to Hear ICWA Case

September 14, 2021By Timothy Sandefur Lawyers representing would-be adoptive parents, as well as states and tribal governments, have all filed..

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Fifth Circuit Decision in ICWA Case Hands Major Victory to Indian Children

April 7, 2021By Timothy Sandefur In a long (300+ pages!) and divided opinion, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals late..

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Goldwater Institute Urges Congress to Let the Commission on Native Children Complete its Work

April 2, 2021By Timothy Sandefur In a letter to members of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee today, the Goldwater Institute..

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Victory for an Ohio Indian Child

September 9, 2020By Timothy Sandefur An Ohio child of Native American ancestry will be allowed to remain with his family,..

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