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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 30 U.S. 1 (1831), was a United States Supreme Court case. The Cherokee Nation sought a federal injunction against laws passed by the state of Georgia depriving them of rights within its boundaries, but the Supreme Court did not hear the case on its merits. It ruled that it had no original jurisdiction in the matter, as the Cherokee were a dependent nation, with a relationship to the United States like that of a ward to its guardian.
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia | |
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Decided March 18, 1831 | |
Full case name | The Cherokee Nation v. The State of Georgia |
Citations | 30 U.S. 1 (more) 8 L. Ed. 25; 1831 U.S. LEXIS 337 |
Holding | |
The Supreme Court does not have original jurisdiction to hear a suit brought by the Cherokee Nation, which is not a "foreign State" within the meaning of Article III | |
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Majority | Marshall, joined by McLean |
Concurrence | Johnson |
Concurrence | Baldwin |
Dissent | Thompson (joined by Story) |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. III |
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