Worcester v. Georgia
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Worcester v. Georgia was an 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that states had no authority to impose laws on Native American tribal lands, affirming tribal sovereignty in the face of federal Indian Removal policies.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Worcester v. Georgia canonical | 14 |
| Worcester v. Georgia (1832) | 2 |
| Samuel A. Worcester v. The State of Georgia | 1 |
| Worcester v. Georgia decision | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T300910 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Worcester v. Georgia Context triple: [Indian Removal policy of the United States, relatedCourtCase, Worcester v. Georgia]
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Paul v. Virginia
Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held corporations are not “citizens” under the Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause, allowing states to regulate foreign insurance companies.
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Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden was an 1824 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed federal power over interstate commerce, significantly strengthening national authority relative to the states.
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C.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily halted capital punishment nationwide by ruling existing death penalty schemes unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Worcester v. Georgia Target entity description: Worcester v. Georgia was an 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that states had no authority to impose laws on Native American tribal lands, affirming tribal sovereignty in the face of federal Indian Removal policies.
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A.
Paul v. Virginia
Paul v. Virginia is an 1869 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held corporations are not “citizens” under the Constitution’s Privileges and Immunities Clause, allowing states to regulate foreign insurance companies.
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B.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden was an 1824 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed federal power over interstate commerce, significantly strengthening national authority relative to the states.
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C.
Briggs v. Elliott
Briggs v. Elliott was a landmark federal court case from South Carolina challenging racial segregation in public schools, and it became one of the key cases consolidated into Brown v. Board of Education.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily halted capital punishment nationwide by ruling existing death penalty schemes unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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federal Indian law case ⓘ landmark case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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federal Indian law ⓘ federalism ⓘ |
| backgroundLaw |
Indian Trade and Intercourse Acts
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Commerce Clause ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Constitution Commerce Clause
U.S. treaties with the Cherokee Nation ⓘ |
| chiefJustice | John Marshall ⓘ |
| citation | 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| dateDecided | 1832-03-03 ⓘ |
| decade | 1830s ⓘ |
| decisionEffect |
affirmed that Native American nations are distinct political communities
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invalidated Georgia laws regulating residence of non-Native Americans on Cherokee lands ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Henry Baldwin
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William Johnson ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Worcester v. Georgia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Samuel A. Worcester v. The State of Georgia
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| historicalSignificance |
considered a foundational case for tribal sovereignty in the United States
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limited the ability of U.S. states to interfere with Native American self-government ⓘ |
| holding |
Regulation of intercourse with Native American tribes is vested exclusively in the federal government
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States have no authority to impose their laws within the territorial boundaries of Native American nations ⓘ Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
The Cherokee Nation is a distinct community with self-government in which the laws of Georgia can have no force
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| involvedTribe |
Cherokee Nation (historical)
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surface form:
Cherokee Nation
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| joinedByInMajority |
Gabriel Duvall
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John McLean ⓘ Joseph Story ⓘ Smith Thompson ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
scope of federal authority in Indian affairs
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state jurisdiction over Native American tribal lands ⓘ |
| locationOfEvents |
U.S. state of Georgia
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surface form:
State of Georgia
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| majorityOpinionBy | John Marshall ⓘ |
| petitioner | Samuel A. Worcester ⓘ |
| precededBy | Cherokee Nation v. Georgia ⓘ |
| presidentAtTime | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
exclusive federal power over Indian affairs
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supremacy of federal treaties over state law ⓘ tribal sovereignty ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian Removal policy of the United States
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surface form:
Indian Removal policy
Trail of Tears ⓘ |
| respondent |
U.S. state of Georgia
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surface form:
State of Georgia
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| subsequentControversy | Georgia initially refused to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision ⓘ |
| subsequentImpact | frequently cited in later federal Indian law jurisprudence ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1832 ⓘ |
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Subject: Worcester v. Georgia Description of subject: Worcester v. Georgia was an 1832 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that states had no authority to impose laws on Native American tribal lands, affirming tribal sovereignty in the face of federal Indian Removal policies.
Referenced by (18)
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this entity surface form:
Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
this entity surface form:
Worcester v. Georgia decision
this entity surface form:
Samuel A. Worcester v. The State of Georgia
this entity surface form:
Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
Georgia initially refused to comply with the Supreme Court’s decision
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