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Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia was an 1832 case in which the United States Supreme Court, under Chief Justice John Marshall, overturned the conviction of the missionary Samuel Worcester for living in Cherokee territory without a Georgia licence. The court held that the Cherokee Nation was a distinct community where Georgia's laws had no force. Georgia ignored the ruling, President Andrew Jackson did not enforce it, and the Cherokee were removed on the Trail of Tears in 1838.
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- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Worcester v. Georgia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/worcester-v-georgia
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- “Worcester v. Georgia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/worcester-v-georgia. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Worcester v. Georgia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/worcester-v-georgia.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Worcester v. Georgia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/worcester-v-georgia (Accessed: ).
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