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Cite as:  599 U. S. ____ (2023) 

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GORSUCH, J., concurring 

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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Nos. 21–376, 21–377, 21–378 and 21–380 
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DEB HAALAND, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, 
ET AL., PETITIONERS 
v. 
CHAD EVERET BRACKEEN, ET AL. 

21–376 

21–377 

CHEROKEE NATION, ET AL., PETITIONERS 
v. 
CHAD EVERET BRACKEEN, ET AL. 

21–378 

TEXAS, PETITIONER 
v. 
DEB HAALAND, SECRETARY OF THE 
INTERIOR, ET AL. 

21–380 

CHAD EVERET BRACKEEN, ET AL., PETITIONERS 
v. 
DEB HAALAND, SECRETARY OF THE 
INTERIOR, ET AL. 

ON WRITS OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF 
APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 

[June 15, 2023]

 JUSTICE GORSUCH, with whom JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR and 

JUSTICE JACKSON join as to Parts I and III, concurring. 

In  affirming  the  constitutionality  of  the  Indian  Child 
Welfare  Act  (ICWA),  the  Court  safeguards  the  ability  of
tribal  members  to  raise  their  children  free  from  interfer-
ence by state authorities and other outside parties.  In the 
process, the Court also goes a long way toward restoring the