Supreme Court divided on adoption law that keeps Native American kids in tribal homes
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices sounded sharply split Wednesday on whether to strike down a federal child custody law that seeks to keep Native American children with tribal families. Three of the court’s liberals, joined by Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, strongly defended the law. They said the Constitution gave Congress broad authority to protect Native Americans and the future of their tribes. ...
by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
Nov 09, 2022
3 minutes
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices sounded sharply split Wednesday on whether to strike down a federal child custody law that seeks to keep Native American children with tribal families.
Three of the court’s liberals, joined by Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, strongly defended the law. They said the Constitution gave Congress broad authority to protect Native Americans and the future of their tribes.
“This is a matter for Congress, not the courts,” said Justice Elena Kagan.
But four of the court’s conservatives were skeptical of the race-based preferences in the Indian Child Welfare Act,
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