Lawsuits dispute whether the Indian Child Welfare Act is in the best interests of children
Published by the ABA Journal written by Lorelei Laird Alexandria P.’s short life has been full of harsh goodbyes. At 17 months, she was taken from her parents after accusations of
Goldwater Institute Supports Appeal by Foster Parents in Controversial Indian Child Adoption Case
Phoenix–Goldwater Institute lawyers today filed a friend of the court brief in support of the foster parents of “Lexi,” the six-year-old California girl caught in the middle of a case
Arizona Court of Appeals Upholds Rights of Parents Adopting Native American Children
The Goldwater Institute applauded a decision by the Arizona Court of Appeals today that upheld the rights of adoptive parents in a case involving the controversial Indian Child Welfare Act.
For This 6-Year-Old, the Law Sees Only Race
Published by The Wall Street Journal written by Aditya Dynar and Timothy Sandefur It is hard to imagine the anguish that Rusty and Summer Page must be experiencing. Their 6-year-old daughter
The blood-stained Indian Child Welfare Act
Published on The Washington Post written by George F. Will “It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.” — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Sordid, always. And
Native American couple sues to let their child be adopted by a white family
Originally posted in The Washington Post by Sarah Kaplan For nine long months, a Minnesota woman kept her pregnancy a secret. Other than the baby’s father, no one could know that she
If truth be told
Originally posted in The Hill by Lorie Graham and Kathryn E. Fort For more than a century, the governments of Canada and the United States pursued a policy of forcible removal
New Regulations for Indian Child Welfare Act Promise ‘Clarity’ for Alaska Tribes
Originally posted in KNOM by Matthew F. Smith New regulations are coming for a federal law that seeks to keep Alaska Native and American Indian children in foster care within
One year later, Baby Veronica case still resonates
Originally posted in Tulsa World by Michael Overall Phones rang nonstop. Tears flowed. An ambulance came for her grandfather, who apparently suffered a severe panic attack. And Cherokee marshals set
Foster child adoption halted over tribal ties
Originally posted in Tulalip News by Elisa Hahn Her photos are still up on the refrigerator door. Three-year-old “Elle” was Pete and Laura Lupo’s foster child, but she was much