Dr. Jennifer and Chad Brackeen and their four kids are a blended family in a fight to stay together. But in the process, they could upend more than 40 years of federal law on the sovereignty of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON – Some of Autumn Adams' most vivid childhood memories involve sitting in a courtroom or talking with child protective ...

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a case over whether a long-standing law intended to stop forced removal of Native Americans from their tribes and families with adoption restrictions is a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a decades-old federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native children. In a 7-2 ruling, the ...

Native American tribal leaders and legal experts celebrated a "resounding victory" Thursday after the Supreme Court left intact the federal law that gives preference to Native families in foster care ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the landmark federal adoption law that seeks to keep Native American children with tribal families. By a 7-2 vote, the justices rejected a ...

A 1978 law designed to protect the breakup of Native American families is in on deck for oral arguments next term. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a challenge to a ...

(THE CONVERSATION) During oral arguments about the constitutionality of a 1978 law enacted to protect Native American children in the U.S. and strengthen their families, U.S. Supreme Court Justice ...

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Tribal leaders say the law keeps Native American children with their families and communities. Opponents say the law creates a race-based barrier and violates the 14th Amendment. A previous case on ...