Court Order in Worcester v. Georgia, 1832

Court Order in <em>Worcester</em> v. <em>Georgia</em>

...it is the opinion of this Court, that the act of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, upon which the indictment in this case is founded is contrary to the Constitution, Treaties, & Laws of the United States...

The Supreme Court voided Samuel Worcester’s conviction because Georgia’s law requiring non-Indians residing on Indian land to obtain a license from the state was ruled unconstitutional.

Court Order in Worcester v. Georgia 1832

The Supreme Court ruled in Worcester v. Georgia that the State of Georgia had no jurisdiction over Cherokee land because only the Federal Government had the right to deal with sovereign Indian Nations.

National Archives, Records of the Supreme Court of the United States