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Opinion of the United States Supreme Court Delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Marshall in the Case of <i>Samuel A. Worcester vs. The State of Georgia</i>, January, 1832
Influential decision which stated that the Cherokee nation was a "distinct community" with self-government where the laws of Georgia had no force. Established the authority of the federal government, rather than state governments, over Indian Affairs.
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Supreme Court of the United States
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FindLaw
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1832
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