The Cherokee Nation, then, is a distinct community occupying its own territory…in which the laws of Georgia can have no force, and which the citizens of Georgia have no right to enter but with the assent of the Cherokees themselves, or in conformity with treaties and with the acts of Congress. The whole intercourse between the United States and this Nation, is, by our Constitution and laws, vested in the Government of the United States.
What was Chief Justice John Marshall's ruling in Worcester v Georgia. What was Andrew Jackson's response? in a short sentence
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Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the laws of Georgia had no force over the Cherokee Nation and affirmed their right to self-governance, while Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the ruling, famously saying "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it."
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