Samuel A. Worcester v. The State of Georgia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Samuel_A._Worcester_v._The_State_of_Georgia
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Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Worcester_v._Georgia
gptkbp:citation gptkb:31_U.S._(6_Pet.)_515_(1832)
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy nan
gptkbp:date 1832
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Henry_Baldwin
gptkbp:docketNumber 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515
gptkbp:heldBy States do not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land.
The federal government has exclusive authority in Indian affairs.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel A. Worcester v. The State of Georgia
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:leader gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:opinionBy majority
gptkbp:petitioner gptkb:Samuel_A._Worcester
gptkbp:predecessor federal Indian law
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cherokee_Nation
gptkb:Trail_of_Tears
gptkb:Indian_Removal
gptkbp:response gptkb:State_of_Georgia
gptkbp:result Conviction of Worcester overturned
gptkbp:significance Affirmed tribal sovereignty
gptkbp:subject federalism
state sovereignty
Native American law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Worcester_v._Georgia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6