Why Try to Change Me Now? The Basis for the 2016 Indian Child Welfare Act

Authors

Kasey D. Ogle, University of Nebraska College of Law

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Background ... A. Passage and Intent of the Indian Child Welfare Act ... B. 1979 Guidelines and Their Effects ... 1. The Bureau of Indian Affairs’s Position Against Binding Regulations ... 2. The Indian Child Welfare Act’s Inconsistent Application Throughout the States ... C. The Bureau of Indian Affairs’s Change in Position and 2016 Promulgated Regulations

III. Analysis ... A. Tenth Amendment and Federalism Concerns ... B. Applicability of Chevron Defense ... C. Mississippi Bank of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield … D. Timeliness ... 1. Brock and Barnhart ... 2. Legislative History ... 3. Public Policy ... E. Other Consequences of Delayed Action

IV. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Kasey D. Ogle, Why Try to Change Me Now? The Basis for the 2016 Indian Child Welfare Act, 96 Neb. L. Rev. 1007 (2017)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol96/iss4/7