Attorney: Natalie
Landreth, Heather Kendall-Miller
Case Update
This case was brought as a challenge to
the State of Alaska to force the State , its
officers and Commissioner Jackson to give
full faith and credit to a tribal adoption
decree under 25 U.S.C. ยง 1911(d) of the
Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The
District Court held in favor of plaintiffs on
February 22, 2008. Alaska took an appeal
to the Ninth Circuit. Appellate briefs have
been completed and oral argument will be
scheduled next summer pursuant to the
Court's calendar.
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