The South Carolina Supreme Court won't rehear an Indian Child Welfare Act case that has drawn national attention.

On July 26, the court affirmed a decision to return custody of a two-year-old girl to her father, a member of the Cherokee Nation who lives in Oklahoma. By a 3-2 vote, the court ruled that ICWA gives preference to Dusten Brown.

The non-Indian couple that wanted to adopt the girl asked for a rehearing but the request was denied last week. The couple and their supporters are lobbying Congress to change ICWA.

Get the Story:
SC Supreme Court won't rehear adoption case (AP 8/30)

South Carolina Supreme Court Decision:
Adoptive Couple v. Cherokee Nation (July 26, 2012)

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