Worcester v. Georgia
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Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. 515, is a landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non
Samuel Worcester
Wilson Lumpkin, Governor of Georgia, 1831–35
John Marshall
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John Marshall was an American statesman, jurist, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief
Worcester v. Georgia
…Georgia refused to have a legal counsel represent it, because the state believed the Supreme Court did not have authority to hear the case. Chief Justice John Marshall laid out in this opinion that the relationship between the Indian Nations and the United States is that of nations, consistent with the principles of…
Portrait by Henry Inman, c. 1832
Marshall's birthplace monument in Germantown, Virginia
Hollow House
Marshall's House in Richmond, Virginia