WASHINGTON – Arguments in a complicated and wrenching Indian child adoption case had at least one U.S. Supreme Court justice yesterday wishing for a modern-day King Solomon.
"Our domestic relations judges all by themselves every day have these difficult problems," said Justice Anthony Kennedy during arguments in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, 12-399. "If we could appoint King Solomon, who was the first domestic relations judge, as special master, we could do it. But we can’t do it."
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