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Lawsuits dispute whether the Indian Child Welfare Act is in the best interests of children
Mike Brownfield | 1 October

Published by the ABA Journal  written by Lorelei Laird Alexandria P.’s short life has been full of harsh goodbyes. At 17

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Goldwater Institute Supports Appeal by Foster Parents in Controversial Indian Child Adoption Case
Mike Brownfield | 18 August

Phoenix–Goldwater Institute lawyers today filed a friend of the court brief in support of the foster parents of “Lexi,” the

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Arizona Court of Appeals Upholds Rights of Parents Adopting Native American Children
Mike Brownfield | 11 August

The Goldwater Institute applauded a decision by the Arizona Court of Appeals today that upheld the rights of adoptive parents

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For This 6-Year-Old, the Law Sees Only Race
Mike Brownfield | 24 March

Published by The Wall Street Journal written by Aditya Dynar and Timothy Sandefur It is hard to imagine the anguish that

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The blood-stained Indian Child Welfare Act
Mike Brownfield | 2 September

Published on The Washington Post written by George F. Will “It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.”

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Native American couple sues to let their child be adopted by a white family
equalprotect | 7 July
Originally posted in The Washington Post by Sarah Kaplan For nine long months, a Minnesota woman kept her pregnancy a
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If truth be told
equalprotect | 7 July
Originally posted in The Hill by Lorie Graham and Kathryn E. Fort For more than a century, the governments of Canada
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New Regulations for Indian Child Welfare Act Promise ‘Clarity’ for Alaska Tribes
equalprotect | 7 June
Originally posted in KNOM by Matthew F. Smith New regulations are coming for a federal law that seeks to keep
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One year later, Baby Veronica case still resonates
equalprotect | 6 December
Originally posted in  Tulsa World by Michael Overall Phones rang nonstop. Tears flowed. An ambulance came for her grandfather, who
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Foster child adoption halted over tribal ties
equalprotect | 6 December
Originally posted in Tulalip News by Elisa Hahn Her photos are still up on the refrigerator door. Three-year-old “Elle” was
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