The ruling affirmed tribal sovereignty under federal law but set up a constitutional confrontation with Georgia and the Jackson administration over enforcement and Indian removal policy.
In Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Georgia's laws had no force within Cherokee territory and that only the federal government could deal with Indian nations.
The ruling affirmed tribal sovereignty under federal law but set up a constitutional confrontation with Georgia and the Jackson administration over enforcement and Indian removal policy.
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