The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) — a law that establishes basic requirements to protect Native American children from continued forced removal from their families, tribes, and tribal culture — is slated to be reviewed by the Supreme Court this fall through a collection of cases anchored by Brackeen v. Haaland.
Brackeen v. Haaland was brought to the Supreme Court by the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Indiana, alongside individual plaintiffs, seeking to declare the (ICWA) unconstitutional. The case centers on Chad and Jennifer Brackeen, a couple from Texas who fostered a child eligible for membership in the Navajo and Cherokee tribes, according to The Associated Press.
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