For decades, the Indian Child Welfare Act has been recognized by child welfare experts as the gold standard in child welfare practice. Anti-tribal interests have launched a series of legal challenges against ICWA. Brackeen is the most prominent.
Alaska Native voters and Alaska Tribes successfully sue the State of Alaska, forcing it to comply with the language assistance provisions of the Voting Rights Act and the voting guarantees of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
The Spirit Lake Tribe and individual voters have filed a lawsuit against Benson County, North Dakota, for adopting a redistricting plan that violates the rights of Native voters.