The United States Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in the case of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. This document is designed to:
• Summarize the decision—what the case held about the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), what it did not hold, and what it implied.
• Provide advocates for tribes, birth parents (particularly unwed fathers) and Indian children with possible responses to the decision.
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