The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld all parts of a federal law, meant to remedy past government abuses, which gives preference to the foster care and adoption of Native American children by their relatives and tribes.
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Thursday reaffirmed his role as the ardent defender of Native American rights on the nine-member bench, writing dozens of pages in a pair of opinions about why "Tribes enjoy a unique status in our law."
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 15 rejected an attack on the Indian Child Welfare Act, long-championed by tribes as a means of preserving their families and traditions.
Civil lawsuits could be filed after the Boulder County Sheriff s Office released the findings of its investigation into the causes of the Marshall fire, Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty said