1832
The US Supreme Court held Georgia had no right to pass laws regulating use of Cherokee territory or affecting the Cherokee while on their own land in the case Worcester v. Georgia,(1832).
Case Citation:
Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
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No
Fourth Chief Justice John Marshall (1801-1835) made that declaration in the Supreme Court's decision for Worcester v. Georgia, (1832). Marshall also stated the federal government had a duty to protect the Cherokee Nation from Georgia's aggression, but the Congress and President Jackson ignored the suggestion because it wasn't part of the legal ruling.Case Citation:Worcester v. Georgia, 35 US 515 (1832)
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, or to require white people to purchase a license to live on the land. As a result, the lower court decision convicting eleven missionaries of violating state law by refusing to purchase a permit to live on Cherokee land was reversed.Georgia ignored the order to stop interfering with the Cherokee's rights, and President Jackson made no effort to enforce the order because he had no legal obligation to do so, and sympathized with Georgia's interests.Case Citation:Worcester v. Georgia, 31 US 515 (1832)
In response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v Georgia that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee, President Jackson disregarded the decision and removal of the Cherokee proceeded as planned.
no
Overturned the unfair Georgia laws
It said the Georgia laws were unconstitutional. (APEX)
It said the Georgia laws were unconstitutional. (APEX)
It said the Georgia laws were unconstitutional. (APEX)
It said the Georgia laws were unconstitutional. (APEX)
It said the Georgia laws were unconstitutional. (APEX)
It said the Georgia laws were unconstitutional. (APEX)
It said the Georgia laws were unconstitutional. (APEX)
It said the Georgia laws were unconstitutional. (APEX)
With Andrew Jackson's encouragement, Georgia openly defied the Supreme Court, who had found the relocation of the Cherokee unconstitutional after the Cherokee had sued Georgia, and began to force the Cherokee off of their land anyeays.