The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) — which requires state courts to make active efforts to protect Native children and keep Native families together — is currently at risk of being gutted by the ...

Last Spring, the United States Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) with a 7-2 decision in Brackeen v. Haaland. The majority opinion in that case, ...

In a landmark decision, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has signed Assembly Bill 81 (AB 81) into law on California Native American Day, enhancing protections for Native American children, ...

Navigating the U.S. child welfare process can be a highly emotional venture. As a judge who works in child welfare I know this better than most. Our end goal will always be to protect children’s best ...

NORTH DAKOTA — The Northeast Judicial District's presiding judge believes establishing an Indian Child Welfare Act court within his district could give more structure to existing procedures, and allow ...

A bill revising the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act — a priority bill this session for the Montana American Indian Caucus — was signed into law earlier this month, though in a much weaker form than ...

Introduction : Indian experience and Randall Kennedy's mythology / Matthew L. Fletcher and Wenona T. Singel -- Working on the front lines : the role of social work in response to the Indian Child ...

BISMARCK — With the passage this week of a budget bill amendment that would allocate funding to specialized courts throughout the state, the Northeast Judicial District is one step closer to ...

Two Martin County foster parents are getting another audience in front of the Minnesota Supreme Court Tuesday, after arguing last fall that a nearly 50-year-old law that prevented them from adopting ...

The Indian Child Welfare Act and its foundations -- Applicability of ICWA -- Jurisdictional provisions of ICWA -- Procedural requirements of ICWA -- Placement provisions of ICWA -- Collateral ...

In December 2023, students in the Juvenile and Family Law Clinic and the American Indian Law Clinic completed an Indian Child Welfare Act adoption case for a family in Adams County. The case started ...