"North Dakota Governor Signs Controversial Education Bills into Law"
North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill into law to protect tribal cultures by codifying the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into state law, giving preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. Several other states have considered codifying the act this year, as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to the federal law. A handful of white families have claimed the law is based on race and is unconstitutional under the equal protection clause.