On November 9, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Haaland v. Brackeen, one of the most important Indian law cases in decades in which the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) is being challenged. During the debrief, this distinguished panel will discuss the case and reflect on the oral arguments.
See the ABA’s amicus brief in Haaland v. Brackeen, the ABA’s policy on the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Resources
- Debrief of the Oral Arguments in Haaland v. Brackeen | UCLA School of Law
- Oral Argument audio
- Tribal Supreme Court Project Brackeen | Native American Rights Fund
- Turtle Talk blog on Brackeen
- Tribal Supreme Court Project
- ICWA Resource Page | Tribal Information Exchange
- Legal History of Blood Quantum in Federal Indian Law to 1935 | Paul Spruhan