ICWA Case Law
ICWA Case Law
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Is Your State Passing its own ICWA law?
CAICW has submitted the following letter to the ND legislature in opposition to a state ICWA law. This can be…
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BRIEF OF CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR INDIAN CHILD WELFARE AND ICWA CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AS AMICI CURIAE SUPPORTING THE BRACKEEN AND STATE PETITIONERS
BRIEF OF CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR INDIANCHILD WELFARE AND ICWA CHILDREN ANDFAMILIES ASAMICI CURIAE SUPPORTING THEBRACKEEN AND STATE PETITIONERS Amicus PDF…
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URGENT!! ICWA STRUCK DOWN IN DISTRICT COURT
FINALLY! October 4, 2018 Northern District Court of Texas, Civil Action No. 4:17-cv-00868-0 BRAKEEN v.. ZINKE ICWA DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL Among…
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(Video) The Implications of Native American Heritage on U.S. Constitutional Protections
Three-yr-old Lauryn Whiteshield was murdered a little over a month after her arrival to her grandfather’s home in the spring…
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Mark Fiddler Explains Adoptive Couple vs. Baby Girl
Adoptive Couple V. Baby Girl, State ICWA Laws, and Constitutional Avoidance By: Mark D. Fiddler (fn 1)~ Minnesota State Bar…
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Court Rules in Adoptive Couple vs. Baby Girl; Clears Way to Finalize Adoption
By Elizabeth Sharon Morris On June 17, 2013, the South Carolina Supreme Court gave Matt & Melanie Capobianco a victory…
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CAICW issues statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision
The Christian Alliance for Indian Child Welfare (CAICW) issued the following statement today in response to the United States Supreme…
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Existing Indian Family Doctrine
This Page is going to be under construction for quite awhile. Please be patient as we allow it to remain…
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In re Bridget R.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY In re Bridget R., et al., Minors, (1996) 41 Cal.App.4th 1483 (Bridget R.).…
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CAICW Files Amicus Brief in Veronica Case
The statutory and constitutional issues addressed in this case impact the equal protection, due process, liberty, and state rights provisions…
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Indian Children: Citizens, not Cultural Artifacts
Come hear real stories of children whose lives have been impacted by the Indian Child Welfare Act. Listen to legal…
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“They just took my baby after 3 years…her sobbing is forever etched in my soul..”
A mother wrote, "They just took my baby after 3 years...her sobbing is forever etched in my soul. She wanted…
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Case Law for Existing Indian Family Doctrine
.Holyfield – the first case in which the federal high court has construed ICWA, Mississippi Choctaw Indian Band v. Holyfield,…
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What is a Qualified Expert Witness?
. Qualified Expert Witness: According to Chief Judge-Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribal Court, Director-Northern Plains Tribal Judicial Institute-University of North Dakota Law…
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ICWA Case Law & other Authority
. Cases:Adoption of Lindsay C. (1991) 229 Cal.App.3d 404, 280 Cal.Rptr. 194Doe v. Hughes, Thorness, Gantz, et al. (Alaska 1992)…
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Tell Your Representatives to Make These Legislative Changes!
Protecting children and the families they love…1. Children of tribal heritage should be guaranteed protection equal to that of any…
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Are Indians Protected by the Constitution?
.Reflections on the Chocktaw Decision (1998) (emphasis by Blog author)By Dr. William Allen In a major decision delivered earlier this…
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THE NEW RACISM: William B. Allen’s thoughts on ICWA –
.Excerpt from Dr. William Allen’s article “The New Racism.” (emphasis is Blog Author’s)Dr. Allen is a Professor of Political Science,…
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ICWA is nothing but “Routine Cruelty” – by Professor Thomas Sowell
October 30, 2001– Mr. Sowell is currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institute in Stanford, California. In a world…
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One Problem With ICWA – Qualified Expert Witness
.According to Chief Judge-Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribal Court, Director-Northern Plains Tribal Judicial Institute-University of North Dakota Law School, three stages of…
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