Johnson v. M'Intosh

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:area gptkb:Federal_Indian_law
Property law
gptkbp:citation 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 543
Subsequent Supreme Court cases on Native American land rights
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1823
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Johnson_and_Graham's_Lessee_v._William_M'Intosh
gptkbp:heldBy Private citizens cannot purchase lands from Native Americans; only the federal government can acquire such land.
gptkbp:impact Foundation for U.S. property law regarding Native American lands
gptkbp:leader gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:legalDoctrine gptkb:Discovery_Doctrine
gptkbp:opinionBy gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:predecessor Federal government authority over Native American lands
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cherokee_Nation_v._Georgia
gptkb:Worcester_v._Georgia
gptkbp:subject Native American land rights
Land title
gptkbp:unanimousDecision true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_federal_Indian_policy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johnson v. M'Intosh