Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, , was a United States Supreme Court decision.

The bench

Opinion

• Written by: Chief Justice John Marshall

• Joined by: Justices William Johnson, Henry Baldwin, and others

Concurring opinions

1. Written by: Justice Johnson
2. 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

• Full text of the decision courtesy of Findlaw.com