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Explanation
In Worcester v. Georgia, the US Supreme Court decided the states (in this case, Georgia) had no right to redraw the boundaries of Native American territories, nor to require white people to purchase a license to live on the land. As a result, the lower court decision convicting seven missionaries to four years hard labor for refusing to purchase a permit to live on Cherokee land was reversed.
From the time the Plaintiffs were convicted in Georgia Superior Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia, on September 15, 1831 through argument before the Supreme Court on February 20, 1832, until the final decision rendered by the Marshall Court on March 3, 1832, about five-and-a-half months elapsed. The Supreme Court released its decision twelve days after oral arguments concluded.
Chief Justice: John Marshall
Vote: 6-1
Dissenting: Associate Justice Baldwin
Case Citation:
Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Plaintiffs in Worcester were Samuel A. Worcester, Elizur Butler, and nine other missionaries affiliated with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), who were arrested in Gwinnett County, Georgia, on charges of living on Cherokee land without holding the requisite state permit. The Cherokee Nation hired lawyers (names not located) to represent the men in court because they actively assisted the Nation in resisting Georgia's attempts to relocate the Cherokee.
Case Citation:
Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
For more information, see Related Questions, below.
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∙ 13y agoThe case of Worcester started because Worcester and other missionaries who were teaching Native Americans to read and write were living on Cherokee land without purchasing a Georgia state permit allowing them to reside there.
Case Citation:
Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
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Who was the missionary to the Cherokee who brought their case to the supreme court?
Samuel Worcester .
What occurs in the Supreme Court case of Worcester v Georgia?
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What did the Supreme Court rule in the case Worcester v. Georgia?
Court ruled that Georgia was not entitled to regulate the Cherokee nor to invade their lands.
In what case did the US Supreme Court argue that Georgia state law had no authority over Native Americans within their own territory?
Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)For more information on Worcester v. Georgia, see Related Questions, below.
Was the case Worcester v Georgia heard under the US Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction?
Yes, the case was heard under the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction. Worcester v. Georgia, (1832) was appealed on a writ of error from the Superior Court for the County of Gwinett in the State of Georgia.Case Citation:Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
Could decide what case should be brought to trial?
Grand Jury
Why was the Supreme Court case Worcester v Georgia a small victory for the Cherokee Nation?
The Cherokees', for the first time got what they wanted.
What kind of trial is brought against Microsoft by the U.S?
The I hate naggers case
What was the outcome of the Worcester v. Georgia court case?
That the state of Georgia did not have the authority to regulate relations between citizens of its state and members of the Cherokee Nation.Case Citation:Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
What was the outcome of the Worcester v Georgia court case?
That the state of Georgia did not have the authority to regulate relations between citizens of its state and members of the Cherokee Nation.Case Citation:Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
How was the constitutionality of Georgia law challenged as a result of the 1832 case of Worcester v. Georgia?
In the court case Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians constituted a nation holding distinct sovereign powers. Although the decision became the foundation of the principle of tribal sovereignty in the twentieth century, it did not protect the Cherokees from being removed from their ancestral homeland in the Southeast.
What was the outcome of the supreme court case Worcester v. Georgia?
That the state of Georgia did not have the authority to regulate relations between citizens of its state and members of the Cherokee Nation.Case Citation:Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
