Justice Gorsuch and Native American Law
We the People
National Constitution Center
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🗓️ 20 July 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | At the end of the term the Supreme Court handed down two major decisions about Native American law. |
| 0:06.0 | In Arizona against Navajo Nation, the court ruled that a treaty didn't require the U.S. government to secure water for the Navajo Nation. |
| 0:14.0 | And in Holland versus Burkin, |
| 0:16.2 | the court upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act. |
| 0:19.1 | In this episode, we break down those decisions and dive more deeply into the opinions of Justice Gorsuch and his unique approach to how the Constitution applies to issues relating to Native American tribes. |
| 0:34.0 | Hello friends, I'm Jeffrey Rosen, |
| 0:38.0 | president and CEO of the National Constitution Center |
| 0:41.0 | and welcome to We The People, |
| 0:42.0 | a weekly show of constitutional debate. |
| 0:44.8 | The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress to increase |
| 0:49.2 | awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people. |
| 0:53.7 | In this episode, I'm joined by two of America's leading Native American law experts. |
| 1:00.0 | Marsha Zug is Miles and Anne Lotholdt, Professor of Family Law at the University of South Carolina law school. |
| 1:07.2 | She has advised many organizations, including the National Indian Child Welfare Association |
| 1:13.1 | and the Southern Poverty Law Center |
| 1:14.6 | on issues involving Native Americans and immigrant families. |
| 1:18.6 | And her most recent book is Buying a bride |
| 1:21.0 | in engaging history of mail order matches. |
| 1:24.1 | Marsha, it is wonderful to welcome you to We The People. |
| 1:27.1 | Hi, thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:29.8 | And Tim Sandifer is Vice President for Legal Affairs at the Goldwater Institute's Sharf |
| 1:34.4 | Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation and he holds the Duncan chair in |
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