US supreme court upholds protections for Native American children (www.theguardian.com)

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The US supreme court has ruled that Native American children can continue to be protected under federal law against being removed from their tribal communities for fostering or adoption, rejecting a petition from a white couple who argued that the provision was a form of racial discrimination.

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[-] alyaza@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I’ve been waiting for June with such dread and to see this news, thank goodness. I had to read on multiple news sites to believe it.

the great thing too is it was a 7-2 verdict, so not a close one here. (obviously Thomas and Alito are fucking ghouls--and unsurprisingly they dissented)

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