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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, , was a United States Supreme Court decision.
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The bench
Opinion
- Written by: Chief Justice John Marshall
- Joined by: Justices William Johnson, Henry Baldwin, and others
Concurring opinions
- Written by: Justice Johnson
- Written by: Justice Baldwin
Dissenting
- Written by: Justice Smith Thompson
- Joined by: Justice Joseph Story
The case
In 1830, the Cherokee nation asked for an injunction, claiming that Georgia's state legislature had created laws which, "go directly to annihilate the Cherokees as a political society". The injunction was denied, on the grounds that the Cherokee people, not being a state, and claiming to be independent of the United States, were a domestic dependent nation, over which the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction.
See also
- Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. 515 (1832)
External links
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