COMMANDEERING THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT: NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS EXCEPTION TO TENTH AMENDMENT CHALLENGES.

The article focuses on Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) was passed as a reparative response to the forced removal of Native American children nationwide from their families and placement into the adoption and foster care systems. It mentions Tenth Amendment's anti-commandeering doctrine protects states' rights by prohibiting the federal government from "commandeering" state officials. It also mentions exception for certain statutes passed under the Commerce Clause.