Cherokee Nation v Georgia was a United States Supreme Court case in the 1831. It was “one of the ten worst cases” (pg.87). “The Cherokee Nation was the first Indian tribe that went to the federal court in a major lawsuit to protect the political, human, and property rights of an American Indian tribe and its member from destruction by a state” (Pg.87). The case of the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was filed by the Cherokee Nation one of America’s most well-known Native American tribes.
Using this argument in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Attorney General Wirt asked the Supreme Court to rule Georgia law null and void because the state violated the United States’ Constitution. The United States Supreme Court refused to hear the suit. The court said
Using this argument in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Attorney General Wirt asked the Supreme Court to rule Georgia law null and void because the state violated the United States’ Constitution. The United States Supreme Court refused to hear the suit. The court said