Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl

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WNYC Studios

Natural Sciences, History, Documentary, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2013

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

This is the story of a three-year-old girl and the highest court in the land. The Supreme Court case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl is a legal battle that has entangled a biological father, a heart-broken couple, and the tragic history of Native American children taken from their families.

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0:23.9	And today on the podcast, we are going to venture into new territory for us.
0:27.4	We have the story of a little girl who became a very, very big deal.
0:33.6	How big a deal did this little girl become?
0:36.1	A very big deal to about 500-something nations. There aren't 500 in the... No, there are. Look, I've seen the front of the U.N. No, there are. Just look, okay, it's going to make sense in about 30 seconds. Okay. That's a tease. It isn't ultimately even that important to the story. So just, just you and I are going to sit right here and behave ourselves.
0:54.7	And Tim Howard, our intrepid producer, is going to tell us the story. So I first, I first heard about
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