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Stephen Breyer, From the Society, 87 Ga. Hist. Q. 408 (2003).


Abstract: Examines Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and Worcester v. Georgia lawsuits brought by the Cherokee Indian tribe in the U.S. Supreme Court to enforce their legal right to stay in their home in Georgia. Historical background on Cherokee Indians; Treaties related to the land of the Indians; Legal basis of the claim of Indians against the state of Georgia; Rulings of the court on the cases.