New Indian Child Welfare Act Challenges On The Horizon

By Rob Roy Smith and Claire Newman (November 8, 2017, 3:37 PM EST) -- Two types of challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., now feature prominently: equal protection challenges and challenges based on the "intrafamily dispute" exception to ICWA. A petition for a writ of certiorari to decide both issues is currently pending in one such case: S.S. v. Stephanie H. S.S. notwithstanding, tribal attorneys and ICWA practitioners must now be prepared to address both types of challenges in the near future....

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