4 Petitions For Cert Filed Over 5th Circuit Ruling On Indian Child Welfare Law

(September 27, 2021, 2:49 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four petitions for writs of certiorari were filed Sept. 3 by various parties challenging a widely divided en banc Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opinion holding that while the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and its implementing rule do not violate the U.S. Constitution, parts of the law are unconstitutional....