Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Relevant to discussions on tribal sovereignty
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| gptkbp:case_number |
No. 20
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| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall
The opinion emphasized the relationship between tribes and the federal government The case was dismissed without a ruling on the merits Set a precedent for future cases involving Native American tribes The court did not rule on the merits of the case The decision was controversial and debated in legal circles. The ruling limited the rights of Native American tribes |
| gptkbp:case_types |
Constitutional law case
Civil case |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 18, 1831 |
| gptkbp:docket_number |
Docket No. 20
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Trail_of_Tears
Part of the broader context of U. S. expansionism |
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Contributed to the marginalization of Native American tribes
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Highlighted the struggle for Native American sovereignty
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
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| gptkbp:impact |
U. S. policy towards Native Americans
Led to further legal battles for Native American rights |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Federal Indian policy
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| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:Cherokee_Nation
gptkb:State_of_Georgia |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:30_U._S._1_(1831)
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
Judicial review of state laws affecting Native Americans
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act_of_1830
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| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Supreme Court's authority over state laws
Based on the U. S. Constitution The court's decision was seen as a setback for Native American rights Influenced later Supreme Court decisions regarding Native American rights |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
gptkb:Sovereignty_of_Native_American_tribes
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| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Doctrine of discovery
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Analyzed under the context of federalism
Represented by attorney William Wirt |
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Indian_Appropriations_Act
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| gptkbp:opposing_counsel |
Represented by the State of Georgia
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was not a foreign nation
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent cases regarding Native American rights
|
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:Worcester_v._Georgia
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| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act
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| gptkbp:significance |
Established the principle of federal authority over Native American affairs
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act
gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act_of_1830 gptkb:Native_American_culture |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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