Supreme Court debates federal law dealing with adoptions for Native American children
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A divided Supreme Court offered measured support for a federal law that gives placement preferences to Native families in adoption matters involving Native children.
At issue is whether the high court should toss out or severely dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978, which is meant to protect Native American rights in state child custody proceedings. It has long been championed by tribal leaders as a means of preserving their families and culture. Shannon Bream currently serves as anchor of FOX News Sunday. She joined the network in 2007 as a Washington D.C- based correspondent covering the Supreme Court. Her latest book is ""
But a group of white families — along with several states — seeking to permanently adopt Native children say they are being discriminated and disadvantaged in violation of equal protection guarantees in the Constitution.