mar 5, 1831 - Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1831, was a significant case in which the Cherokee Nation sought a federal injunction against laws passed by the state of Georgia depriving them of rights within their territory. The Court did not hear the merits of the case, ruling that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the case because the Cherokee Nation was not a foreign nation but a "domestic dependent nation," which set a complex precedent regarding the legal status of Native American tribes within the United States.

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