Children can continue to be protected under law preventing removal of kids from their families for fostering or adoption

The US supreme court has ruled that Native American children can continue to be protected under federal law against being removed from their tribal communities for fostering or adoption, rejecting a petition from a white couple who argued that the provision was a form of racial discrimination.

  • Bricriu@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    If I understand correctly, the opinion explicitly focuses on Indian tribes as nations – i.e. legal entities – not races.