Split 5th Circuit Partly Upholds Constitutionality Of Indian Child Welfare Law

Mealey's (April 7, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A widely divided en banc Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 6 mostly held that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and its implementing rule do not violate the U.S. Constitution while at the same time ruling that parts of the law are unconstitutional....