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Petition of the day

The petition of the day is:

17-95

Issues: (1) Whether the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 1912(d) and 1912(f), applies in a private severance action initiated by one birth parent against the other birth parent of an Indian child; and (2) whether, if the sections apply in such an action, this de jure discrimination and separate-and-substandard treatment of Indian children violate the due process and equal protection guarantees of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 16, 2017, 10:22 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/08/petition-of-the-day-1205/