United States Supreme Court

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.

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s proposed bill to limit the number of justices on the Supreme Court failed in the House on Wednesday.

The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion giving states concurrent jurisdiction with the federal government over major crimes in Indian Country. The 5-4 ruling overturns precedent, laws, and traditions going as far back as 200 years.

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