Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Influenced_future_treaties_with_Native_Americans
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
No. 4
Constitutional law case |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
31 U.S. 515
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| gptkbp:community_engagement |
Support_for_Native_American_rights
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
Affirmed the rights of the Cherokee Nation Majority_opinion_written_by_Justice_Marshall Federal_government_has_authority_over_Native_American_nations |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
1832
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| gptkbp:doctrine |
Doctrine of discovery implications
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| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:John_Ross
gptkb:Andrew_Jackson |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Highlighted tensions between state and federal authority
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Trail of Tears
19th-century U.S. expansionism |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Part_of_the_broader_Indian_removal_policy
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Worcester v. Georgia
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| gptkbp:impact |
Strengthened tribal sovereignty
Set_a_precedent_for_Native_American_legal_rights Strengthened_the_role_of_the_Supreme_Court |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
| gptkbp:is_involved_in |
gptkb:State_of_Georgia
gptkb:Samuel_Worcester |
| gptkbp:judges |
Justice_William_McKinley
Supreme_Court_exercised_judicial_review Worcester's_conviction_overturned |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Continues to be cited in legal arguments today.
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| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Federal preemption over state law
Native_American_sovereignty States_cannot_impose_laws_on_Native_American_lands |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Worcester's_attorney
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Constitutional interpretation of treaties
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Indian_Appropriations_Act
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Georgia
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Examined state vs. federal jurisdiction
Influenced_Native_American_law Key_case_in_Native_American_law_history Worcester_challenged_Georgia's_laws Set_the_stage_for_future_legal_battles_over_Native_American_rights |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
'The_Cherokee_Nation,_then,_is_a_distinct_community.'
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Reinforced tribal governance
Georgia_law_invalidated Worcester's_legal_victory Worcester_released_from_prison |
| gptkbp:precedent |
Influenced_later_Supreme_Court_decisions
Indian_Removal_Act_implications |
| gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance |
Cited in discussions of federalism
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Cherokee_Nation_v._Georgia
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| gptkbp:significance |
Established_federal_authority_over_Native_American_affairs
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| gptkbp:superintendent |
gptkb:John_Marshall
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