The Supreme Court issued a decision Thursday preserving the Indian Child Welfare Act. The law aims to keep Native American kids in tribal families in foster care and adoption cases. This was the third ...

DES MOINES - State leaders are calling for greater scrutiny of adoption practices, with some legislators saying they are troubled by apparent shortcomings in Iowa law. The comments were in reaction to ...

As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama pledged to "use the bully pulpit to urge states to treat same-sex couples with full equality in their family and adoption laws." While he hasn't backtracked ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the landmark federal adoption law that seeks to keep Native American children with tribal families. By a 7-2 vote, the justices rejected a ...

Opinion editor’s note: Editorials represent the opinions of the Star Tribune Editorial Board, which operates independently from the newsroom. A new adoption law that took effect in Minnesota on July 1 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — An attorney who runs an adoption agency in the southern United States joined a Utah legislative committee hearing virtually on Wednesday, calling on lawmakers thousands of miles away ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

After an election season dominated by abortion rhetoric, leaders of adoption organizations hope that other states will follow the latest lead: Idaho enacted this year several laws to support modern ...