South Carolina Court Upholds Return of Native American Girl
The South Carolina Supreme Court backed returning Veronica, a Cherokee Nation child adopted in Charleston, to her father Dusten Brown in Oklahoma, applying the federal Indian Child Welfare Act over state adoption law. The 3-2 ruling honors the father's custodial preference yet notes the child's tribal heritage and bond with her Capobianco adoptive parents.
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Lott earns national DARE Executive of the Year honor
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott received the 2012 Navona DARE Executive of the Year for his work with Drug Awareness Resistance Education. Officials praised his commitment to giving children tools for smart decisions. A civil rights museum in Columbia will be named the Ernest A. Finney Jr Civil Rights Museum honoring retired Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney Jr and housing artifacts on African American ecumenical history.
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