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Federal Ruling Finds For Plaintiffs In Landmark Indian Child Welfare Act Lawsuit

A federal judge in Rapid City has ruled that Pennington County violates the Indian Child Welfare Act in emergency abuse and neglect hearings. Judge Jeffrey Viken also found that policies and practices in the county violate the due-process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. SDPB’s Victoria Wicks reports on the lawsuit that was filed two years ago by Native parents and tribes.

Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.
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