Radiolab | Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl | Radiolab Presents: More Perfect Podcast | Season 1 Episode 3 @Radiolabpod | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 52 minutes ago.
This is the story of a 3-year-old girl and the highest court in the land. The Supreme Court case Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl was a legal battle that entangled a biological father, a heart-broken couple and the tragic history of Native American children taken from their families.

When producer Tim Howard first read about this case, it struck him as a sad, but seemingly straightforward custody dispute. But as he started talking to lawyers, historians, and the families involved in the case, it became clear that it was much more than that. Because Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl challenges parts of the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act, this case puts one little girl at the center of a storm of legal intricacies, Native American tribal culture and heart-wrenching personal stakes.

More Perfect is a spin-off series from Radiolab about how the Supreme Court got so supreme.

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Illustration by Mitch Boyer of baby Veronica, who lies at the center of Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl.
Video by Michael Snyder, Kim Nowacki and Andrea Latimer.