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· 2/22/1977

Kelsie v. Indiana

Citations

  • 429 U.S. 1094
  • 97 S. Ct. 1108

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that race can be considered in determining custody so long as race is not the sole consideration
  • holding that race can be considered in determining custody so long as race is not the sole consideration
  • finding obfuscation of “one of the ‘essentials of due process and fair treatment’ ” in the cumulative effect of three erroneous instructions
  • “[I]n the eyes of the state, which creates the foster relationship, the relationship is considered temporary at the outset and gives rise to no state created rights in the foster • parents”

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