November 07, 2022
A federal judge in California says the U.S. government need not track whether states are heeding special rules around adopting and fostering Native American children, upholding a Trump-era decision to drop the compliance standards and stop collecting certain data on sexual orientation.
May 20, 2021
U.S. senators and representatives lent their support to a California federal suit brought by tribes and advocacy groups seeking to restore certain requirements in the foster-care system, saying such information is "crucial" to deciding where to distribute billions in taxpayer dollars.
May 18, 2021
Tribes and advocacy groups have asked a California federal court to abolish without trial "independently illegal" laws that no longer require foster care or adoption programs to monitor Indian Child Welfare Act compliance or to collect voluntarily disclosed sexual orientation data.
August 28, 2020
Tribes and advocacy groups have asked a California federal court to strike down a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data collection rule for foster care and adoption programs, saying the Trump administration didn't justify its decision not to seek "irreplaceable" data to help Native and LGBTQ+ youth.