In the court Wednesday, lawyers for the state of Texas and for non-Native adoptive parents told the justices that ICWA violates the Constitution by discriminating based on race
Supreme Court split over challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act theweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Justices heard arguments in broad challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act, enacted in 1978 to address concerns that Native children were being separated from their families and too often place in non-Native homes
At issue is whether the the Indian Child Welfare Act aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their tribes is tribal protection or racial classification.