The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo June 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld decades-old federal requirements that give preferences to Native Americans and tribal members in the adoption or foster care placements of Native American children, rejecting a challenge claiming parts of the law were racially biased against non-Native Americans.

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The 7-2 ruling threw out a lower court’s decision that had struck down a federal standard giving preference for adoptive placements, after extended family or tribal members, to "other Indian families," as […]

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