“The state has requested an additional 30-day extension because the administration needs additional time to determine its response to the issues raised in the petition and the amicus brief,” Jacqueline Schaffer, an assistant attorney general with the Alaska Department of Law, told KNBA.
Read the March 18 article at the Indianz.com website.
Related links:
March 18, 2015. “State Upholds Decision in Case of Native Child Adoption.” at the Newsminer website.
March 11, 2015. “Native Nonprofits Want State to Change on Adoption Case.” at the Alaska Public Media website.
March 9, 2015: “Alaska tribes want state to join rehearing request in ICWA case” at the Indianz.com website.