(NEW ORLEANS)—Today the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will review the lower federal court decision in Brackeen v. Bernhardt that ignored centuries of Supreme Court precedent to strike down the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a law that protects the best interests of American Indian and Alaska Native children. The three-judge appeals panel will hear oral […]
A U.S. federal judge on Thursday sentenced Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud. The sentence was substantially less than the 19 to 21 years prosecutors wanted, which most likely would have put Manafort, 69, behind bars for the rest of his life. […]
Agreement includes order for up to 10 aircraft, creation of aircraft test range and joint venture aircraft logistics company in a deal valued at up to $43 million. February 27, 2019 – Anchorage, AK– Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc. and the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI), the Unangan (Aleut) Tribe of Native Alaskans, located […]
Portland, Ore-In reply briefs filed Tuesday with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Brackeen v. Bernhardt, the United States and defendant tribal nations reaffirm the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The briefs also underscore why ICWA’s protections continue to be vital for Native children and […]