Question

In the case of worcester v. georgia, the supreme court ruled that the cherokees were a "distinct political community" in which georgia law had no force.

Answer 1

In 1830, they took the state of Georgia to court in a case that challenged Georgia's jurisdictional claims directly. In Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the Cherokees sought an injunction against Georgia's attempts to implement its act of 1828 asserting sovereignty over Cherokee lands.