Indian Child Welfare Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments concerning the Indian Child Welfare Act on Nov. 9. ICWA is a federal law introduced by South Dakota’s U.S. Senator James Abourezk 45 years ago and passed by Congress in 1978.

A U.S. Supreme Court case could decide the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, which may have ramifications for tribal sovereignty across the nation.

A full panel of judges in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will decide if the Indian Child Welfare Act is based on race or politics.The court heard oral…

The legal status of the Indian Child Welfare Act is again going before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2018, a Texas federal court found the Act…

The South Dakota Supreme Court has denied a prison inmate's bid to have a say in who raises his child.Irving Jumping Eagle is serving life for killing the…

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Paul has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that South Dakota officials violated the Indian Child Welfare Act. Now…

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Paul has overturned a Rapid City federal court's finding that South Dakota agencies systematically violated the…

An Oglala Lakota father claims his rights were violated when his child was placed in the guardianship of the mother's Caucasian relatives. At the time of…

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals is now deliberating the federal lawsuit alleging unlawful handling of emergency hearings in Pennington County. Three…