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Supreme Court considers fate of landmark Indian adoption law

Supreme Court considers fate of landmark Indian adoption law

At issue is whether the the Indian Child Welfare Act — aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their tribes — is tribal protection or racial classification.
by Nina Totenberg

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Could crime prevention begin with addressing childhood trauma? An expert weighs in

Policing and crime are hot issues for most politicians running for office this fall. That conversation is mostly about how we treat people after they have committed a crime.
by Cathy Wurzer and Ellen Finn

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Native child welfare law faces major Supreme Court challenge

Native child welfare law faces major Supreme Court challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the most significant challenge to a law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. The outcome could undercut the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act.
by The Associated Press

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Plymouth woman admits roles in food, Medicaid scams

Plymouth woman admits roles in food, Medicaid scams

A woman charged in connection with what prosecutors say was a “brazen” scheme to defraud federal child nutrition programs has pleaded guilty in that case, and to separate charges of Medicaid fraud.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota man pleads guilty to threatening U.S. senator

Federal prosecutors say a Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to threatening a U.S. senator. Thirty-five-year-old Brendon Daugherty, of Coon Rapids, entered the plea to one count of interstate transmission of a threat during a hearing in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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