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Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Non-Indian Couple Denied Adoption of Indian Child

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Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Non-Indian Couple Denied Adoption of Indian Child
The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on March 10, 2020. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
3/1/2022|Updated: 3/2/2022

The Supreme Court has agreed to review the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which was enacted by Congress in 1978 to prevent non-Indian families from adopting Native American children.

On Feb. 28, the court granted the petition for review in the case, Haaland v. Brackeen, court file 21-376, which it consolidated with Cherokee Nation v. Brackeen, Texas v. Haaland, and Brackeen v. Haaland. The lead petitioner is U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.

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