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Learn about the 1832 Supreme Court ruling that declared Georgia's laws on Cherokee land unconstitutional, and how President Jackson ignored it. Find out the significance and legacy of this landmark case for Indian law in the United States.
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A landmark case in which the Supreme Court ruled that states have no criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country. Learn about the background, decision, enforcement and aftermath of this case that established the doctrine of tribal sovereignty in the US.
Learn about the 1832 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Georgia could not regulate the intercourse between its citizens and the Cherokee nation. The Court based its decision on the Constitution, treaties, and federal laws that acknowledged Indian tribes as separate political entities.
Samuel A. Worcester, a missionary, was convicted by Georgia for residing in the Cherokee Nation without a license. The Supreme Court ruled that the state law was unconstitutional and void, as it conflicted with the treaties and laws of the United States.
27 Απρ 2004 · Learn about the 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the Cherokee sovereignty and rejected Georgia's laws over their territory. Find out how the decision failed to protect the Cherokees from removal and the role of missionaries Samuel Worcester and Elizur Butler.
In September 1831, Samuel A. Worcester and others, all non-Native Americans, were indicted in the supreme court for the county of Gwinnett in the state of Georgia for "residing within the limits of the Cherokee nation without a license" and "without having taken the oath to support and defend the constitution and laws of the state of Georgia."
19 Οκτ 2024 · The case of Worcester v. Georgia (1832) involved a Christian missionary who challenged a Georgia law that prohibited non-Cherokees from living on Cherokee land. Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the law was unconstitutional and violated federal treaties with the Cherokees, but his decision was ignored by President Jackson and the state of Georgia.
