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Haaland v Brackeen

599 US 255 (2023)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2023
StatusBinding authority

Summary

ICWA's classifications based on tribal membership constitute political rather than racial distinctions and therefore do not violate the Fifth Amendment's equal protection component.

Key Principle

The Indian Child Welfare Act does not violate the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment because the classifications in ICWA are based on political status (tribal membership), not race.

Area of Law

constitutional

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