Tribes Seek 5th Circuit Stay Of Finding That ICWA Is Unconstitutional

Mealey's (November 20, 2018, 1:24 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Four Native American tribes on Nov. 19 asked the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to stay a Texas federal judge’s recent finding that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) violates the U.S. Constitution, seeking to preserve the status quo pending their appeal (Chad Brackeen, et al. v. Ryan Zinke, et al., No. 18-11479, 5th Cir)....