Decades-old law aimed at protecting Native American children and buttressing tribal identity goes before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
on Wednesday as the justices debate several legal attacks, including one on whether a provision that gives tribal members preference in adoption proceedings is unlawful.
The challengers are led by Chad and Jennifer Brackeen — a white evangelical Christian couple who sought to adopt a Native American boy — as well as the states of Texas, Indiana and Louisiana. The couple successfully adopted the child after a potential placement with a Navajo family fell through. They are also seeking to adopt the child’s half-sister, who currently lives with them.
"It s a pretty profound example in our view of racial discrimination," the lawyer said on a call with reporters.
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