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June 15, 2023

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Here’s a quick look at today’s top legal news.

Additional writing by Renuka Rath.

Afternoon Docket writer Caitlin Tremblay is on a Reuters assignment this spring and will return to the newsletter soon.

US Supreme Court rejects race-based challenge to Native American adoption law

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld decades-old federal requirements that give preferences to Native Americans and tribal members in the adoption or foster care placements of Native American children.

The 7-2 ruling rejected a challenge claiming parts of the law, known as the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, were racially biased against non-Native Americans. Read more about the decision and catch up on other key SCOTUS rulings from this term.

Also at the Supreme Court:

U.S. Supreme Court says bankruptcy law overrides tribal sovereignty

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U.S. judge appears skeptical of Bankman-Fried’s push to dismiss charges

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U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan appeared skeptical of Sam Bankman-Fried’s push to significantly cut back the government’s criminal case accusing the former billionaire of defrauding consumers of FTX, the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange he once ran.

Bankman-Fried, 31, pleaded not guilty in March to fraud, money laundering, campaign finance and conspiracy charges following his December extradition from the Bahamas. Read more.

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Bill Cosby sued for sexual assault by nine women in Nevada

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Nine women in Nevada have sued comedian Bill Cosby for allegedly sexually assaulting them between 1979 and 1992 in various locations in the state. The complaint arrived just weeks after Nevada enacted a “lookback” law eliminating a two-year window for sexual assault victims to bring civil claims, following the lead of several other states.

Now 85, Cosby was the first celebrity to be convicted in the #MeToo era. He spent three years in a Pennsylvania prison before the state’s Supreme Court threw out his case in 2021. Read more.