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Kathryn Fort

Director of Clinics

Michigan State University College of Law


Kathryn (Kate) E. Fort is the Director of Clinics at Michigan State University College of Law and runs the Indian Law Clinic, where she teaches the Clinic class and other classes in federal Indian law. In 2015, she started the Indian Child Welfare Act Appellate Project, which represents tribes in complex ICWA litigation across the country. She is the author of American Indian Children and the Law, published by Carolina Academic Press. Prof. Fort has written articles on laches and land claims and has researched and written extensively on the Indian Child Welfare Act. Her publications include articles in the Harvard Public Health Review, George Mason Law Review, Saint Louis University Law Journal, and American Indian Law Review. She co-edited Facing the Future: The Indian Child Welfare Act at 30 with Profs. Wenona T. Singel and Matthew L.M. Fletcher (Michigan State University Press 2009). She contributes the popular and influential Indian law blog, TurtleTalk. Prof. Fort is a popular guest lecturer and speaker at conferences, trainings, and law school classes around the country.

Prof. Fort graduated magna cum laude in from Michigan State University College of Law with the Certificate in Indigenous Law and is licensed to practice law in Michigan. She received her B.A. in History with honors from Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia.

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Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Update 2023


Total Credits: 1 CLE

Average Rating:
   14
Categories:
Juvenile Law |  Indian Law |  Family Law
Format:
Audio and Video
Original Program Date:
May 24, 2023
SKU:
J23115
Short Description:
Join us for our annual seminar series focusing on Indian Law. The series is sponsored by the Tribal In-House Counsel Association, the Indian Law Section and the State Bar of Arizona. Our fifth progr...

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Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Update 2024


Total Credits: 1 CLE

Average Rating:
   7
Categories:
Juvenile Law |  Indian Law |  Family Law
Format:
Audio and Video
Original Program Date:
Jun 05, 2024
SKU:
J24232
Short Description:
Join us for our annual seminar series focusing on Indian Law. The series is sponsored by the Tribal In-House Counsel Association, the Indian Law Section and the State Bar of Arizona. Our fifth progr...

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