Worcester v. Georgia

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:category 1832 in United States case law
United States Native American case law
United States Supreme Court cases of the Marshall Court
gptkbp:citation 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Smith_Thompson
gptkb:Joseph_Story
gptkbp:date 1832
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:State_of_Georgia
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Henry_Baldwin
gptkbp:effect Strengthened tribal sovereignty
Decision was largely ignored by President Andrew Jackson and the State of Georgia
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Samuel_A._Worcester_v._The_State_of_Georgia
gptkbp:heldBy States do not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Worcester v. Georgia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Georgia,_United_States
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Samuel_Worcester
gptkbp:predecessor subsequent Native American law cases
gptkbp:principle Federal government has exclusive authority in Indian affairs.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cherokee_Nation_v._Georgia
gptkb:Trail_of_Tears
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Cherokee_Nation
Native American sovereignty
state law vs. federal law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Marshall
gptkb:Indian_Removal_policy
gptkb:Indian_Removal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5