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Tipoffs for Longmont, Colorado (Public Policy) Newsletter for Saturday June 24, 2023 ( 1 items )  

First Nations Development Institute: Upholding ICWA - A Deeper Look at SCOTUS's Important Ruling
LONGMONT, Colorado, June 24 (TNSgov) -- The First Nations Development Institute issued the following news release: You could hear the victory cries throughout Indian Country last Thursday, as the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). In a huge victory for tribal sovereignty, a 7-2 decision by the court rejected all the challenges to the act and the claims that the law violates the U.S. Constitution by discriminating on the basis of race. In 1978, Cong  more