The Uncertain Future of the Indian Child Welfare Act

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/rebeccanagle" target="_blank">Rebecca Nagle</a>, host of Crooked Media's This Land, joins Melissa, Leah, and Kate to recap the arguments in <i>Haaland</i> v. <i>Brackeen</i>. The case revolves around the Indian Child Welfare Act, which lays out a set of preferences for where Native American children can be placed for foster care and adoption. The challengers, white foster parents trying to adopt Native American children, are claiming a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. But as Rebecca explains, tribal sovereignty isn't racial-- it's political.</p><p>Plus, we take a look at the midterm outcomes and what they mean for the courts.</p><ul><li>Listen to Season 2 of <a href="https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/" target="_blank"><i>This Land</i></a>, all about the  back story of <i>Haaland</i> v. <i>Brackeen</i>.</li><li>Read Rebecca Nagle's piece in <i>The Atlantic, </i>"<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/11/scotus-native-american-sovereignty-brackeen-v-haaland/672038/" target="_blank">The Supreme Court Case That Could Break Native Sovereignty</a>."</li></ul>