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Worcester v. Georgia
Overdommer John Marshall fastslog i denne udtalelse, at forholdet mellem indianerne og USA er et forhold mellem nationer. Han argumenterede, at USA i sin egenskab af forbundsregering arvede Storbritanniens rettigheder, sådan som de blev udøvet af denne nation. Disse rettigheder, erklærede han, omfatter den eneste ret til at handle med indianerne i Nordamerika, med udelukkelse af enhver anden europæisk magt. Dette omfattede ikke retten til besiddelse af deres land eller politisk dominans over deres love. Han erkendte, at udøvelse af erobring og køb kan give politisk dominans, men disse er i hænderne på den føderale regering, og de enkelte stater havde ingen myndighed i indianske anliggender. Georgias lov var derfor ugyldig.
Worcester v. Georgia
Chief Justice John Marshall laid out in this opinion that the relationship between the Indian Nations and the United States is that of nations. He reasoned that the United States, in the character of the federal government, inherited the rights of Great Britain as they were held by that nation. Those rights, he stated, include the sole right to deal with the Indian nations in North America, to the exclusion of any other European power. This did not include the rights of possession to their land or political dominion over their laws. He acknowledged that the exercise of conquest and purchase can give political dominion, but those are in the hands of the federal government, and individual states had no authority in American Indian affairs. Georgia's statute was therefore invalid.
Worcester v. Georgia