Almost a decade ago, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of adopted couple

the baby girl.

The 2013 case hinged on several provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act that's a piece

of federal law that gives tribal government's exclusive jurisdiction over children who reside

on a reservation.

Here's the plaintiff's attorney, Lisa Blatt, and that case is closing arguments.

Your decision is going to apply it in the next case, and to a apartment in New York City

where a tribal member impregnates someone who's African American or Jewish or Asian Indian.

And in that view, even though the father is a completely absentee father, you are rendering

these women second-class citizens with inferior rights to direct their reproductive rights and

their who raises their child.

You are relegating adoptive parents to go to the back of the bus and wait in line if they

can adopt.

And you're basically relegating the child.

The child to a piece of property with a sign that says Indian, keep off.

Do not disturb.

Fast forward to 2022, and the Indian Child Welfare Act is before the country's highest court

yet again.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case, Holland V. Bracken.

That's another legal action about who gets precedents when it comes to adopting native

children.

Here's Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

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