Full 5th Circuit To Rehear Constitutional Challenges To Child Welfare Law

Mealey's (November 8, 2019, 8:19 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — On its own motion, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 7 ordered rehearing by the entire court for claims by states and adoptive parents that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) violates the U.S. Constitution, as a trial court held (Chad Brackeen, et al. v. David Bernhardt, et al., No. 18-11479, 5th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 33335)....